Aurora police cleared of wrongdoing in man’s death during arrest at gas station

Aurora police officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the death of a man who died of a cocaine overdose during a confrontation at a gas station in March, following an investigation by Kane County prosecutors.

On March 30, Aurora police officers responded to a Speedway gas station on Farnsworth Avenue, where they found 30-year-old Irving Martinez screaming and behaving erratically in a bathroom, according to the Kane County State’s Attorney’s office.

The toilet had been torn off the wall, causing a flood in the bathroom. Martinez told officers he had taken cocaine that was “probably laced,” and he appeared to be overheating…

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