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Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel

Posted May 4, 07 4:11 PM CDT in Gossip,  Crime & Courts,  Sports 

(Newser) – Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was drunk, speeding, talking on the phone and not wearing a seatbelt when he died in a traffic accident, officials announced today. The St. Louis medical examiner said the 29-year-old right-hander's blood-alcohol level was 0.157, nearly twice the legal limit, when he crashed his SUV early Sunday morning.

The St. Louis police chief said marijuana was found in the vehicle; toxicology results will not be available for several weeks. Dr. Michael Graham, the ME, said Hancock died within seconds of ramming his vehicle into a tow truck at 68 mph. "There was nothing at all that could have been done for him," Graham said.

Source St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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