(L.A.) Valentine Barrios, 38, Died From Meth

Case Number: 2024-12751

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 38-year-old Latino male that occurred in a vehicle.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Valentine Barrios.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Methamphetamine

Other Significant Condition: History of Chronic Alcohol Use

RIP VALENTINE BARRIOS (March 4, 1986 – August 11, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 10:28 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on December 1, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.