(L.A.) Jovany Chapela, 33, Died on a Sidewalk

Case Number: 2023-02206

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 33-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred on a sidewalk.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jovany Chapela.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP JOVANY CHAPELA (July 22, 1989 – February 25, 2023)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 9:09 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 29, presumably after the results of tox screening came back positive for the meth.