Minnesota postal worker dies in county lockup after police mistake stroke for intoxication

Not The Bee ^ | October 14, 2025 | Mister Retrops

[Skwor]

One thing nearly all highway police do is assume any condition is drugs or alcohol.Very bad how they treat people.And just always look for that conviction or ticket

[metmom]

This was deliberate malfeasance.

I hope the family owns the police dept.

[equaviator]

You would think that part of their training is that it’s not safe for them to assume too much.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I would suggest that anyone who is involved in a crash should be taken in for a complete medical evaluation.

Yeah, some of them will be just drunk but even then there can be medical issues caused by the crash that are not apparent on first glance.

Keeps the police out of hot water by no longer requiring them to make evaluations they are not qualified to do and keeps people alive. Sounds like a win/win.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The cops should have done better. But I also lay the blame on all those who sell, buy, or use illegal drugs.

[Red Badger]

There’s gonna be a huge payday......................

[Leaning Right]

> KSTP reports the 50-year old man left work early on November 16, 2024 with a headache and blurred vision. <

Serious negligence on the part of the police, for sure. But to be fair, some of the responsibility is his. If you have blurred vision, don’t get behind the wheel of a car.

[Skooz]

Oops.

[SuperLuminal]

Inexcusable...
Cop(s) should be fired...

[HartleyMBaldwin]

IMO, there’s some liability attached to the supervisor who let him leave at the wheel of a vehicle after reporting those symptoms. Where I worked, I’d have been fired if I didn’t immediately call the paramedics for one of my crew who was having headaches and blurred vision.

[JayGalt]

When you ar in the midst of a stroke or a subarachnoid hemorrhage, which this sounds more likely to be, you are not able to think clearly. If those around you don’t intervene things go badly.

[shelterguy]

“””left work early on November 16, 2024 with a headache and blurred vision. On the way home, he turned his car into oncoming traffic, crashing into the center median. “””

So he drove his mail truck all day with blurred vision.

[mewzilla]

For anyone else curious, a primer.

Hemorrhagic Stroke

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

But I also lay the blame on all those who sell, buy, or use illegal drugs.

Are you suggesting that the police were on illegal drugs to have missed obvious signs of a stroke?

[logi_cal869]

This is Tim’s Walzy World.

Who cares? /s

[Leaning Right]

Good point.

[rlmorel]

I have to disagree.

This was not malfeasance or deliberate brutality. It was a combination of incompetence (not following outlined procedures) and stupidity.

In either case, there will be a lawsuit, and the family will win.

And I don’t see that as a bad thing, as long as the police involved are fired and the department reviews their processes so it doesn’t happen again.

[Night Hides Not]

I worry about being pulled over. Before I underwent 6 months of neuropathy treatments, my balance was suspect. I still pay attention while I’m walking to walk as normally as possible. I can see how any loss of balance would be seen as under the influence.

BTW, those treatments were life changing. I’ve regained 80-90% of my balance and ability to walk/move about. I strongly recommend these treatments for those suffering from neuropathy.

[Red Badger]

My mother-in-law’s boyfriend died of that.

He was getting ready to go to a doctor’s appointment when he suddenly said, “I feel dizzy.” and dropped dead on the way to the bedroom to lie down..........