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Report: Roy Halladay Autopsy Shows Traces of Morphine in System at Time of Death

An autopsy report provided to TMZ Sports on Friday revealed two-time Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay died of blunt trauma and drowning after his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico in November.

The toxicology report also said Halladay had "had zolpidem (the generic name for Ambien), as well as morphine in his system at the time of the crash," per TMZ.

Citing sources, TMZ wrote that while the "autopsy report notes that morphine can be found in the system as a result of heroin use" there was "no indication Halladay had been using heroin or any other 'clandestine drug.