Eric Davis
Eric Davis, 42, died in September 2015 while being transported in a van to a jail in Gainesville, Florida, with other people in custody and two transport staff. During a bathroom stop in Melbourne, he was left alone in the van, and about thirty minutes later he was found dead in a cage, with a body temperature of 105 degrees. The account reports that the van's air conditioning was broken on a hot day after hours of travel. The medical examiner attributed the death to overheating exacerbated by a bad heart, while other people held with him said he appeared seriously ill before the trip began.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff. The medical examiner blamed overheating made worse by a bad heart, and the van's broken air conditioning on a hot day left him in dangerous heat while staff left him alone in a cage for about thirty minutes.
Reported by: medical examiner or coroner.