(L.A.) Ricky Smith, 68, Died in an RV

Case Number: 2024-14088

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 68-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a recreational vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Ricky Smith.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Methamphetamine Intoxication

RIP RICKY SMITH (May 10, 1956 – September 5, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 5:52 p.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 24, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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