The widow of a former Toledo mayor has filed a Workers' Compensation suit saying he suffered an injury while working, the Associated Press reported.

Former Mayor D. Michael Collins, 70, suffered cardiac arrest while driving home from a press conference in February during a snow emergency. He died five days later.

Sandy Collins filed the lawsuit against the city of Toledo and a state agency that oversees workers compensation, according to the AP.

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