The death of the man found critically injured and bleeding near the convention center and Freeway Park last Saturday night has been ruled an accident.

The King County Medical Examiner says Joseph Manuel Martinez died of “acute drug intoxication” in the November 15th incident.

CHS reported passersby found Martinez down near Pike and Hubbell Place just before 6:30 PM where a 911 caller reported the injured man on the ground and believed to be the victim of an assault. According to SPD, he was dead before police could arrive.

Police say the victim suffered head trauma and the department’s Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded to process the scene and collect evidence.

Medical examiners this week determined the victim suffered his fatal injuries in an accident after taking methamphetamine.

Martinez was 44.

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