A handcuffed Long Island man died after leading police on a chase in an attempt to dodge arrest on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Victor Santos, 62, died after the failed escape attempt in Huntington Station at 33 West 11th S. around 1:20 p.m., the Suffolk County Police Department said in a statement.
Cops said that Santos was first approached by officers during a patrol check at Alfred J. Walker Memorial Park.
After checking his records, officers found that Santos was wanted for a parole warrant.
Santos allegedly fled from cops as they tried to take him into custody, hiding in South Huntington Water District on Fifth Avenue South before officers got a hold of him, police said.
Santos was handcuffed while facedown and when cops turned him over they found he wasn’t unresponsive, officials said.
Officers administered CPR to Santos, gave him the anti-overdose medication Narcan and used a defibrillator, according to a department announcement. He was taken Huntington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to authorities.
The Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad is investigating the dєatᩚh, police said.
The New York state Attorney General’s office – which investigates all deaths in police custody – is also looking into Santos’ dєatᩚh.
