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Pitcher Was Drunk at Wheel

Cards' Hancock was speeding, talking on phone before fatal crash

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted May 4, 2007 4:11 PM CDT

(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,...   Read full story »

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