Man dies after attacking door 
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A man found dead early Sunday inside a car that smashed into a utility pole in Midtown likely died from an earlier wound rather than injuries suffered in the crash, police said.
Willie James Jackson Jr., 28, crashed his Chevrolet Blazer into a pole on North Alvernon Way near East Grant Road at about 2 a.m., said Sgt. Judy Altieri, a Tucson Police Department spokeswoman.
Investigators said Jackson may have been trying to reach Tucson Medical Center - less than a mile away from the crash scene - for treatment of a gash that he received when he punched his arm through a sliding glass door earlier.
Altieri said Jackson, of the 3400 block of East Blacklidge Drive, was having a dispute with his girlfriend when he punched through the door. He drove off "profusely bleeding" shortly before the accident. The girlfriend was not identified.
An autopsy has been scheduled to confirm that Jackson died from blood loss before the crash, Altieri said.
Submitted on 06/03/2003
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Reference:
Arizona Daily Star 6/3/03
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