Death thumb|250x250px|Plato's official death certificate On May 8, 1999, Plato and Menchaca were returning to California and stopped at Menchaca's mother's home in Moore, Oklahoma, for a Mother's Day visit. Later on in the visit, Plato said that she felt unwell and took a few doses of a hydrocodone / acetaminophen painkiller (Lortab), along with the muscle-relaxant carisoprodol (Soma), and went to lie down with Menchaca, inside her Winnebago motor home, which was parked outside the house. Carisoprodol and hydrocodone are known to have major drug interactions that can lead to serious side effects including profound sedation, respiratory distress, coma, and even death.
death thumb|250x250px|plato's official death certificate on may 8 1999 plato and menchaca were returning to california and stopped at menchaca's mother's home in moore oklahoma for a mother's day visit later on in the visit plato said that she felt unwell and took a few doses of a hydrocodone / acetaminophen painkiller (lortab) along with the muscle-relaxant carisoprodol (soma) and went to lie down with menchaca inside her winnebago motor home which was parked outside the house carisoprodol and hydrocodone are known to have major drug interactions that can lead to serious side effects including profound sedation respiratory distress coma and even death