An autopsy performed on former Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez who died in a tragic boating accident last month, revealed the 24 year old had cocaine and about twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system at the time of the crash. Police have never said for sure that they know Fernandez was the one driving the boat at the time but some reports have indicated he likely was.

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In an ESPN story this week, the Miami Herald obtained the search warrant affidavit, which was released by the Miami-Dade state attorney’s office, showed that police reported a strong odor of alcohol coming from Fernandez and the two other victims on the boat.

The reports alleges investigators found evidence that the boat’s driver was speeding and driving with “recklessness” that was “exacerbated by the consumption of alcohol.” Again it doesn’t identify specifically who was driving.

The warrant was prepared so that investigators would search the boat, look at its GPS and examine its two engines, the Herald reported.

It’s just another sad layer to this story. Can’t help but wonder if the cocaine and alcohol weren’t involved would Fernandez and the two other men still be alive today. Regardless, it doesn’t change how tragic all of this is to begin with.

RIP

H/t Bleacher Report