California IN BRIEF : SAN RAFAEL : Drunk Driver Is Strangled in Prison
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From Times staff and Wire reports
A convicted drunk driver from Southern California was apparently strangled in his San Quentin prison cell, the Marin County coroner said. A preliminary autopsy on Alfredo Hidalgo, 44, a Filipino immigrant from Carson, indicated strangulation was the cause of death, Dr. Ervin Jindrich said. Toxicology tests to confirm the finding may take several weeks, he said.
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