Was Comedian Sam Kinison on Cocaine When He Was Killed by a Drunk Driver?

Published May 14, 2010

I was sure that I had read that an autopsy found that Sam Kinison, despite having entered recovery and reported to be sober, had cocaine in his system when he was killed on his way to perform in Nevada. I can’t find anything to verify this though.

If you find something, would you please provide the source?
This article on Sam was not easy to find on the internet, but I finally found it. Sam was not (completely) sober when he died. (What does completely sober mean anyhow?)

Entertainment Weekly –
(Posted:06/12/92)

Sam Kinison – Last Stand

Three Pages:
http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,310742_7%7C68272%7C%7C0_0_,00.html
Text in part of the Entertainment Weekly lament of the life of Sam Kinison:

That he should die just when he seemed to be chasing the demons from his life-not exactly clean and sober, according to the just-released autopsy report, but closer than he’d come in years-simply made no sense.
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The autopsy results, released May 27, showed signs of cocaine and prescription drugs in his system. The 17-year-old driver, who was allegedly drinking beer at the time of the accident, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter. A pretrial hearing was set for June 1. In an interview last year, Kinison said that while his career was doing just fine, life was anot

Was Comedian Sam Kinison on Cocaine When He Was Killed by a Drunk Driver?

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