(L.A.) Tad Yates, 26, Died in a Vacant Lot

Case Number: 2025-07820

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 26-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a vacant lot.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Tad Yates of Palmdale.

Height: 6 feet 2 inches / Weight: 180 pounds

Blond hair / Blue eyes

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

RIP TAD YATES (January 18, 1999 – May 10, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday.

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