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Jose Fernandez Had Cocaine, Alcohol in System at Time of Fatal Boat Crash

A toxicology report released Saturday revealed late Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez had both cocaine and alcohol in his system at the time of his fatal boat crash in September off the coast of Miami Beach.

According to the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner Department (via David Ovalle of the Miami Herald), Fernandez was drunk by nearly double the legal limit when the accident occurred:

Marlins star Jose Fernandez also had cocaine in his blood when he died , toxicology report shows pic.twitter.com/cB6vkCf4XR

— David Ovalle (@DavidOvalle305) October 29, 2016

On Wednesday, a search warrant affidavit obtained by the Miami Herald (h/t ESPN.