ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A 39-year-old woman is dead after St. Johns County deputies said she experienced a medical emergency Wednesday in a patrol vehicle.
In a statement Friday about the incident, the sheriff’s office said it conducted a traffic stop at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of West 3rd and Duval streets.
During that stop, deputies searched the vehicle and located suspected narcotics, a Friday sheriff’s office social media post states. The woman, identified as Kristen Williams, was placed under arrest and put into a patrol vehicle, the social media post states.
“While in a patrol vehicle, Williams began experiencing a medical emergency and exhibited signs consistent with an overdose,” the social media post states.
Williams was taken to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead. The sheriff’s office said the case remains under investigation.
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