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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Christie D’Zurilla

Leslie Jordan suffered ‘sudden cardiac dysfunction’ before fatal crash, coroner says

LOS ANGELES — Entertainer Leslie Jordan suffered “sudden cardiac dysfunction” before crashing into the side of a building in Hollywood in October, the L.A. County Medical Examiner-Coroner has determined. The actor, comic and musician, 67, was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to information in the coroner database on Thursday, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease — hardening of the arteries — was a contributing factor.

Jordan was driving a BMW when he crashed into the side of a building at Cahuenga Boulevard and Romaine Street on the morning of Oct. 24. At the time, a law enforcement source told the Los Angeles Times that the condition of the actor’s vehicle suggested that a medical emergency had precipitated the crash.

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