(L.A.) Ruben Cardenas, 62, Died at a Residence

Case Number: 2025-01496

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 62-year-old Latino male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Ruben Cardenas.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

RIP RUBEN CARDENAS (June 7, 1962 – January 18, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 6:00 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in mid-May, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.