Coroner's report: Michael Hastings crash death 'instantaneous,' drugs not factor

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By Richard Esposito and Tom Winter, NBC News

The journalist whose controversial Rolling Stone article ended the career of the U.S. commander in Afghanistan died almost instantaneously when he drove his Mercedes at high speed into a tree in Hollywood, according to a just-released coroner’s report.

While small amounts of marijuana and methamphetamine were detected in the system of Michael Hastings, says the report, they likely did not contribute to his death.

Hastings’ charred body was pulled from the wreck of his silver 2013 Mercedes on North Highland Avenue after 4:20 a.m. on June 18.

The death spawned a flurry of conspiracy theories because Hastings, a 33-year-old writer for Gentleman’s Quarterly, Rolling Stone and Buzzfeed, reported on national security.
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I searched DU, and didn't see it posted.

[malaise]

1. Search again - someone posted yesterday that he had a relapse

and that caused the accident.
Ah well!

[kelliekat44]

2. The post yesterday indicated drug found in his system. Not the cause of accident. nt

[malaise]

4. So what did the subject of the OP infer?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023501495

[burnodo]

5. All solved!

"Nothing to see here! Move along"

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3. I saw those. What I didn't see was any talking about this coroner's report that drugs were not a

factor.