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Man dies after being pulled over for speeding

Cause of death still unknown

A man died Friday morning after police pulled him over for a speeding violation and he collapsed on the highway.\nThe name of the deceased will not be released until the family has been notified, according to an Indiana State Police press release.\nAn Indiana state trooper stopped a blue 1984 Chevrolet for speeding on State Road 28 in Warren County at about 8:15 a.m. Friday. The trooper had returned to his car when the man exited his vehicle and collapsed on the highway, according to the press release.\nThe trooper and an off-duty emergency medical technician performed first aid on the man until an ambulance arrived and took the man to Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville, Ill. The man died at the hospital at about 9:10 a.m. Friday, according to the press release.\nAn autopsy will be performed either Friday or Saturday to identify the cause of death, according to the press release.\nIndiana and Illinois police and the Vermillion County Illinois Coroner’s Office are still investigating the incident.

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