A San Diego Central Jail inmate who collapsed and died earlier this year had succumbed to complications from repeated drug use and cardiovascular disease, an autopsy released this week concluded.
Irving Pineda, 35, was found by deputies and a facility nurse around 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 18 slumped over a table in his cell and in medical distress, sheriff’s Lt. Juan Marquez said. The deputies called 911 and attempted life-saving measures.
Paramedics arrived and took Pineda to a hospital, where he died a few hours later.
The autopsy released this week said Pineda’s cause of death was determined to be chronic substance use complicated by the combined toxic effects of buprenorphine, diazepam, methamphetamine and phenylephrine, Marquez said. Hypertensive cardiovascular disease was identified as a significant contributing factor.
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The manner of death was accidental, investigators said.
Pineda had been in sheriff’s custody for six days after being initially booked on suspicion of grand theft and violating a court order.
The Citizen’s Law Enforcement Review Board was notified of the man’s death, and the sheriff’s homicide unit will conduct an investigation, officials said.
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