Deputies cleared in death of Daniel Young

Meanwhile, down in Largo, Flordida, the State Attorney's office ruled Tuesday that deputies’ actions were not the cause of the May 5 death of 33 year old Daniel Bradley Young. Looks excessive to me:

Officer A applied his taser to Young’s back, Officer B deployed her taser to Young’s lower back, Officer C used her taser to “drive stun” Young on the stomach. Officers D, E and F arrived and Young was tasered additional times on the chest, shoulder, thigh and knees. Finally, when Young was handcuffed and rolled onto his back, they realized he was in medical distress. Young was transported to Largo Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy found several puncture marks on the body consistent with marks that would be left behind from a Taser. The medical examiner concluded that Young died as a result of his preexisting condition of excited delirium syndrome due to cocaine toxicity.

“In this case, the use of force resulting in blunt trauma, including the use of a Taser or restraint, individually or collectively contributed to but did not cause the death of Daniel Young,” the medical examiner said.

I wonder if the Medical Examiner referred to his manufacturer-supplied pamphlet on excited delirium to help with his diagnosis.