An autopsy determined that a man died from meth intoxication after being arrested by El Paso County sheriff’s deputies during a disturbance in San Elizario earlier this year.
The El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that the death of Roel Contreras, 46, was “accidental” and the result of acute methamphetamine toxicity with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease as a contributing factor, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office stated in a recent update.
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, also known as ASCVD, is a heart disease caused by the buildup of plaque on the arterial walls, according to the American Heart Association…