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Inmate dies after fall outside county jail
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An Allegheny County Jail inmate died Monday of a blood clot that moved from his leg to his lungs, the Allegheny County medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
Larry V. Reitz, 46, died of pulmonary emboli due to deep vein thrombosis -- a condition in which a blood clot breaks free and moves to either the heart or lung.
After being hospitalized for several weeks, Mr. Reitz was being transported back to the jail by a sheriff's deputy about 6:15 p.m. Monday, Allegheny County sheriff's Lt. Jack Kearney said.
When the prisoner stood to exit the van, he immediately fell and struck his head, Lt. Kearney said. After jail medical staff and paramedics were called, Mr. Reitz was transported back to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after being admitted, the lieutenant said.
Mr. Reitz was being held in the Allegheny County Jail on charges of criminal trespass and attempted burglary, among other offenses, according to online court records.
First Published January 9, 2013 12:00 am
