Police are investigating the death of a man who died late Monday evening after he was detained following a vehicle stop in the El Cerrito community.
Shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday night, San Diego police officers spotted a vehicle on the 5700 block of El Cajon Boulevard with its headlight out. Once officers attempted to stop the vehicle, it kept driving until it stopped on the 5600 block of Madison Avenue.
An officer saw what he believed to be small portions of a controlled substance on and around the driver’s area while speaking with the driver.
Officers detained the driver outside his vehicle for questioning. Approximately ten minutes later, the driver began to vomit and have seizures. He died shortly after he was transported to a local hospital.
The Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine the driver’s cause of death. The driver’s identity is known but will not be released until the family is notified.
The San Diego Department Homicide Detectives are investigating.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Homicide Unit at (619) 531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
