PARIS, Ill. – An Edgar County man is dead after suffering heat stroke while in his car.
That is the conclusion of investigators.
Paris Police say that they were called to a home on North Jefferson Street on July 3rd.
That is where they found 66-year-old David Long unresponsive inside of his vehicle.
The Edgar County Coroner pronounced Long dead at the scene.
Officers say that their investigation showed that Long was living in an unairconditioned attic where the temperature could reach 140 degrees.
Long’s friends told investigators he would leave the room, and sit in his vehicle to escape the heat.
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