(L.A.) Timothy Johnson, 61, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2022-07407
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 61-year-old Caucasian male that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Timothy Johnson.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death A: Sequelae of Hyperthermia
Cause of Death B: Environmental Exposure
Other Significant Conditions: Chronic Ethanol Use, Unsheltered Lifestyle
RIP TIMOTHY JOHNSON (December 6, 1960 – July 16, 2022)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 4:44 p.m.
Hyperthermia is overheating. The decedent passed due to the extreme heat.
Although the homeless represent about 70,000 of Los Angeles County’s approximately 10 million people, they account for nearly half — 5 in 12 — of deaths from heat illness or heat exposure.