UPDATE: No foul play suspected in death investigation, TPD says

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — The Tallahassee Police Department says its preliminary investigation into a death near Old Bainbridge Road indicates no evidence of criminal activity in the incident.

TPD responded to the area of Old Bainbridge Road and Westbury Drive a little after 10 a.m. Sunday, after someone noticed a suspicious abandoned vehicle.

Officers searched the area and found a dead man near the vehicle. According to TPD, the investigation shows the man died after an accidental fall into the ravine near the roadway.

At this point, police say they don’t know why the man pulled the car over at that location.

You can read WCTV’s initial story on the death investigation below.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Police are conducting a death investigation following the discovery of a body near a vehicle Sunday morning.

Officers were called to the area of Old Bainbridge Road and Westbury Drive just after 10 a.m., after someone noticed a suspicious abandoned vehicle.

According to a TPD incident alert, authorities canvassed the area and found a man near the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Old Bainbridge Road was closed for some time as detectives investigated, but has since reopened.

This is an active investigation, according to TPD.

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