Report: Blood-alcohol elevated in fatal crash
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Toxicological testing found blood alcohol levels of 0.22 percent in vitreous fluid and 0.25 percent in the chest cavity of
"The discrepancy between these values is consistent with the consumption of a large volume of ethanol in the minutes before death," Glenn wrote.
The autopsy report also showed marijuana in Gerhardt's system.
Autopsy
Gerhardt died accidentally of blunt trauma injuries, Glenn concluded.
Court records show Glenn submitted the autopsy report
Glenn died at the scene of an accident reported at
They said Gerhardt was alone driving a pickup truck when it struck a car driven by
Gerhardt's pickup then struck a bridge pillar and caught fire. Witnesses pulled him out but he died at the scene.
Hooper was later located and booked into the
District court records show an attorney representing Gerhardt's two daughters, ages 10 and 1, filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit on their behalf against Hooper on
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