Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was intoxicated when he was fatally struck by a dump truck while walking on a Florida interstate highway last month, an autopsy report released Monday revealed. The report also said that he had taken drugs.

Haskins’ blood alcohol content was 0.20 when the tragic accident occurred, the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office said. He was hit by the truck on Interstate 595 near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport just before dawn on April 9.

The amount of alcohol found in his system is 2 1/2 times the 0.08 legal limit for driving in the state.

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Some of Haskins’ weight, 230 pounds, would have needed at least 10 drinks in the hours before his death to reach that level, the UC Davis and other universities said, according to Los Angeles Times.

Strong painkiller ketamine and its metabolite norketamine – can be prescription drugs or used for recreational purposes – was also found in his system. 

However, it remains unclear why the drugs were in the former Ohio State University star’s system.

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Investigation reports revealed that Haskins’ car car was out of gas and was parked near where he was hit. Just before the accident, the 24-year-old was with a woman who told authorities that Haskins had gone to get fuel.

Witnesses said that they saw the quarterback trying to wave down cars and standing in the center lane. He was first hit by a truck and then an SUV. His cause of death was said to be blunt force trauma. No charges have been filed in the case.

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The Steelers told investigators that Haskins had no mental health issues and had never made any suicidal threats. They also informed authorities that Haskins had on some occasions drank heavily and had taken some marijuana. However, he was known to use any other recreational drugs.

His death has been ruled an accident by the medical examiner.