The Ontario Police Service is investigating the death of a man during an arrest in the eastern part of the province.
The Special Investigations Unit says provincial police were conducting field sobriety checks on a highway near Long Salt, Ont., not far from Cornwall, on Friday afternoon when a man fled the area in a vehicle.
The SIU says officers found the vehicle in a corn field a short time later and arrested the man.
It said the man was in critical condition and officers performed CPR while waiting for paramedics to arrive.
The 66-year-old man died on the spot.
The SIU says it has assigned investigators to the case and an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on July 23, 2022.
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