A man died early Tuesday morning after eating seven grams of cocaine during a routine traffic stop in Santa Rosa county, Florida.



The county sheriff's office said the man was stopped in Milton, which is approximately 25 miles east of the Alabama border on the Gulf Coast, and taken into custody at 10:30 p.m. Monday evening after it was established he was driving on a suspended license. As he was being arrested a deputy observed him placing something in his mouth.

The man, who has not yet been named, was placed under supervision in his cell. At 5:45 a.m. he admitted to deputies that he'd ingested the cocaine. He was immediately taken from jail to hospital in an ambulance. He was pronounced dead by hospital staff.



An investigation is underway within the county's major crimes division.