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Deputies: Man overdoses in car while picking up teen family member from middle school

A man overdosed in a car Wednesday afternoon outside Heritage Middle School, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the a teenage girl, who is a family member of the man, reported that the man had locked himself in a car with the windows up outside Heritage Middle School.
The unresponsive driver was found behind the back gate of the school shortly after students were let out.
School buses were gone by the time the incident was reported and a school spokesperson said there were very few students on campus when deputies arrived.
Investigators had to shatter the car window to get to the man.
He was taken to a nearby hospital, but his condition has not been released.
Principal Thomas Vaughn sent out a robocall to parents about the incident.