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Roy Hallady Autopsy Report: Traces of Morphine in System at Time of Crash

image from https://s3.amazonaws.com/feather-client-files-aviary-prod-us-east-1/2018-01-19/41cf59cb-9ece-41e2-b713-9f039d7a9a46.pngRoy Halladay, 8-time MLB all-star, died in single-person plane crash off the Gulf of Mexico in November. Toxicology reports reveal that Halladay had morphine, amphetamines, and zolpidem (generic Ambien) in his system at the time of the incident. On its website, the FDA notes that an excess of 50 ng/ml of zolpidem would potentially impair driving to an extent that would increase the risk for a motor vehicle crash. Per the autopsy report, Halladay had 72 ng/ml of the drug in his system at the time of his death. 

See Roy Hallady Autopsy Report: Traces of Morphine in System at Time of Crash, TMZ, 1/19/2018.