Philadelphia Man Tasered in stop by state cops dies

Philadelphia Daily News reports:

A Philadelphia man who was Tasered during a traffic stop Friday after he and his female companion allegedly assaulted state troopers, died from unknown causes Sunday morning at Crozer-Chester Medical Center.

The circumstances of Hakim Jackson's death are being investigated by the state police.

The Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office, which was to conduct an autopsy yesterday, did not answer phone calls or return messages.

Jackson, 31, was the passenger in a car driven by Ashley McDaniel, 21, of Elkton, Md., that was pulled over about 5:20 p.m. on Interstate 95 South, in Tinicum Township, for tinted window and other violations, police said.