(L.A.) Sergio Soto, 57, Died on a Street
Case Number: 2022-09503
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 57-year-old Hispanic male that occurred on a street.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Sergio Soto.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death: Throat Cancer
Other Significant Conditions: Effects of Methamphetamine and Chronic Ethanol Use
RIP SERGIO SOTO (January 10, 1965 – September 8, 2022)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 4:09 p.m.
Death by cancer should be a natural death. In this case, the medical examiner decided it was an accident likely because it was the meth and alcohol that precipitated the death. Drug deaths are frequently classified as accidents under the assumption that the users didn’t intend to kill themselves.