Authorities have identified the 34-year-old man suspected of driving under the influence .
Paulino Cornejo, of Colorado Springs, “suffered a medical emergency” and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, according to Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter and the county sheriff’s office.
“His cause and manner of death are yet to be determined,” Cotter said Friday morning.
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Cornejo was arrested Wednesday night by a Colorado State Patrol trooper on suspicion of driving under the influence and was transported to jail intake in the Dennis Maes Judicial Building.
“Deputies had just finished the booking process and the man, who was cooperative, was preparing for transfer to the Pueblo County Detention Center when he suffered a medical emergency,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “Medical staff onsite attempted life-saving measures but were unable to revive the man.”
Further details on the case have not been released.
