This 2012 file photo shows NFL football player Jerry Brown, then of the Indianapolis Colts.
DALLAS (AP) — An
autopsy has found that Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown
Jr. was sober when he was killed in a crash that led to an intoxication
manslaughter charge against the teammate at the wheel.
The Dallas
County Medical Examiner's Office reported Thursday that Brown died of
head and neck trauma when their vehicle overturned. He had a dislocated
neck, a severely bruised spine and a blood alcohol content of 0.056
percent. That's well below the Texas drunken driving standard of 0.08
percent.
Police have said Cowboys nose guard Josh Brent, who was
driving, had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit when after the
Dec. 8 crash in Irving, a Dallas suburb. He remains free on $100,000
bond.
Police say neither man was wearing a seatbelt.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
