ST. LOUIS -- Former St. Louis Blues defenseman Bob Plager likely died of a "cardiac event," not injuries from a highway accident, the St. Louis medical examiner said Friday.
Plager, 78, an original member of the Blues whose long association with the team continued until his death, was alone in his car when the accident happened Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 64 near downtown St. Louis.
Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Graham performed an autopsy and said Plager didn't sustain any injuries that would have been life-threatening. Graham is awaiting further tests and routine toxicology results.
A report from St.