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Vincent Del’ Ostia
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Gender
Male
Age
31 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
01/27/2002
Location
509 North Federal Highway Hollywood FL 33020 Broward
Cause of Death
Less-than-lethal force
Running in traffic and dressed only in a pair of dirty shorts, Del' Ostia made a nuisance of himself in a motel lobby. Responding local police struggled to control him and prevent him from breaking the lobby windows. They tasered him; he stopped breathing. His death was attributed to both illegal and prescription drugs in his system. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit and received $6,000.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Hollywood Police Department
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