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Autopsy shows pilot of Kobe Bryant Helicopter crash not on drugs or alcohol

Paperwork reveal that Kobe and the other victims died of blunt trauma.
The report comes after surviving family members of the passengers sued the pilot and Island Express.
Ara Zobayan, not under the effect of drugs or alcohol as toxicology assessments came back negative.

Autopsy results of the victims of the crash that took the lives of Basketball player Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi Bryant, together with 6 other passengers and the pilot have been released by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office.

Kobe, his daughter, the pilot and the other passengers on the aircraft died after the helicopter slammed onto a hillside. At a high velocity of 184 MPH on 26th January 2020 in Calabasas, California.

The autopsy paperwork reveal that Kobe and the other victims died of blunt trauma.

However, an outstanding takeaway from the autopsy results is that the pilot Ara Zobayan. Was not under the effect of drugs or alcohol as toxicology assessments came back negative.

“Toxicological testing did not detect the presence of alcohol or drugs of abuse. Substances tested for include: benzodiazepines, cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, marijuana, opioids, phencyclidine, and amphetamines.” the report by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office read.

The report comes after Vanessa Bryant and surviving members of the family of other passengers sued the pilot and Island Express. Which chartered the helicopter, for negligence and carelessness within the helicopter crash. As other professional pilots stated Zobayan mustn’t have been flying at such a high rate of speed in blinding fog.

The report additionally comes after the representative of the late pilot. Who was flying the helicopter claimed the individuals on board were answerable for the deadly crash.

The late Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. As a shooting guard.

Bryant entered the National Basketball Association immediately from highschool. Played his complete 20-season professional career within the league with the Los Angeles Lakers.