Man, 29, stops breathing, dies
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A Redwood City man died after his friends and sheriff’s deputies tried to keep him from getting behind the wheel of his car. Santa Clara County authorities say the 29-year-old man stopped breathing Tuesday after deputies placed him in handcuffs.
A Sheriff’s Department spokesman said that when deputies responded to the scene just outside San Jose, they found several people trying to keep the man from driving his car home. The man stopped breathing after deputies placed him in handcuffs and questioned his friends. He was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead. His name has not been released, pending notification of his family.
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