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Miami Baseball Star Fernandez Was Drunk, Had Cocaine In System At Fatal Crash


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2016-10-29T205529Z_1_LYNXNPEC9S0JK_RTROPTP_2_AL-BASEBALL.JPG(Reuters) - Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez, a dominant pro baseball pitcher and hero in Miami's Cuban community, was legally drunk and had cocaine in his system when he was killed in a boat crash in late September, an autopsy and toxicology report released on Saturday found. The toxicology report showed Fernandez had a blood-alcohol content level of 0.147, nearly twice the legal limit of 0.08 for driving in Florida, and also had cocaine in his blood. Fernandez, 24, and two other men were killed before dawn on Sept. 25 when their 32-foot boat struck a rock jetty off Miami Beach, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

 

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