(L.A.) Jose Garcia Flores, 61, Died From Codeine

Case Number: 2024-16907

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 61-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Jose Garcia Flores.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Codeine

Other Significant Conditions: Hypertension, Diabetes, and Arthritis

RIP JOSE GARCIA FLORES (July 16, 1963 – October 28, 2024)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 11:22 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on January 5, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab.

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