Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died from a mixture of the opioids fentanyl and oxycodone combined with alcohol, causing him to choke, according to a toxicology report released today by the Tarrant County, Texas medical examiner’s office.
The 27-year-old pitcher was found dead in his Texas hotel room on July 1. The coroner’s report said his cause of death was a mixture of “alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone intoxication with terminal aspiration of gastric contents.” That means he choked on his own vomit from the combination while under the influence. The death was ruled accidental.
The coroner’s report partially vindicates an earlier report from the Santa Monica Observer, which said in a column that Skaggs may have died from opioid abuse. He was found fully clothed in his hotel room and there were no signs of trauma. The Observer report was taken down after the Angels and police complained about its accuracy,...
The 27-year-old pitcher was found dead in his Texas hotel room on July 1. The coroner’s report said his cause of death was a mixture of “alcohol, fentanyl and oxycodone intoxication with terminal aspiration of gastric contents.” That means he choked on his own vomit from the combination while under the influence. The death was ruled accidental.
The coroner’s report partially vindicates an earlier report from the Santa Monica Observer, which said in a column that Skaggs may have died from opioid abuse. He was found fully clothed in his hotel room and there were no signs of trauma. The Observer report was taken down after the Angels and police complained about its accuracy,...
- 8/30/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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