(L.A.) Juan Lopez-Ponce, 74, Died in a Vehicle

Case Number: 2025-06287

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 74-year-old Latino male that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Juan Lopez-Ponce.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Toxicity

RIP JUAN LOPEZ-PONCE (June 24, 1950 – April 12, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 4:21 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on June 3, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.