(L.A.) Mark Fuquay, 38, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2000-00431

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

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Mark Fuquay.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death A: Acute Bronchopnemonia with Hemorrhagic Infarction

Cause of Death B: Streptococcus pyogenes, Sepsis

Other Significant Conditions: Amphetamine Use, Dilated Cardiomyopathy

RIP MARK FUQUAY (April 22, 1961 – January 10, 2000)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Monday at 3:55 p.m.

This is considered an accidental drug overdose.

In the trove of over 150,000 death records made available to the public by the county’s medical examiner, this is the earliest case that mentions Streptococcus pyogenes.