(L.A.) Patricia Orozco, 57, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-16198

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 57-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the woman as Patricia Orozco.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine and Cocaine Effects

Other Significant Condition: Community-Acquired Pneumonia

RIP PATRICIA OROZCO (April 28, 1968 – October 15, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Wednesday.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on October 19, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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

Patricia A Ruvalcaba was born on April 28, 1968, in L.A. County.