Dayton
Cocaine, Not Police Struggle, Caused Death
January 9, 2004
The Montgomery County coroner has released the cause of death for a man who died while in police custody.
WHIO reports the coroner's said Kirkland Smith died from acute cocaine intoxication. He said Smith's death had nothing to do with being restrained by authorities.
In December, Dayton police got into a struggle with Smith after he refused arrest at a home on Whitmore Avenue.