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(AP) --  Police say former NFL star linebacker
Junior Seau told investigators he fell asleep before driving off a
seaside cliff in the San Diego area.

 Carlsbad police told the Los Angeles Times in a statement Monday
night that "it is believed that Seau fell asleep at the wheel."

 Police Lt. Kelly Cain tells the North County Times newspaper
that the lack of skid marks leading up to where Seau plunged off
the cliff in his Cadillac SUV was consistent with the idea that he
fell asleep.

 Police said there's no sign that alcohol or drugs was involved.
 Seau drove off the cliff early Monday, hours after he was
arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. He was sent to a
hospital with minor injuries.

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