Los Angeles: The autopsy report of the pilot of the helicopter that crashed while carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter to a basketball tournament in California was released on Saturday. And according to the report, the pilot did not have alcohol or drugs in his system.
Ara Zobayan, 50, was taking the Bryants and six others to a youth tournament when the chopper slammed into the mountains west of Los Angeles, killing all nine on board instantly.
"Toxicological testing did not detect the presence of alcohol or drugs of abuse," the Los Angeles County coroner's report released on Friday said.
The clinical report described the carnage at the January 26 crash scene and said that all the victims died of blunt force trauma. The manner of death for each was listed as accidental.
The investigation showed the helicopter was traveling at 296 kilometers per hour (184 mph) when it crashed into the hillside after running into heavy fog and cloud cover. Police said the helicopter plunged several hundred feet before impact.
The report said the 41-year-old Bryant had injuries to nearly his entire body.
"These injuries are rapidly if not instantly fatal," a medical examiner wrote of Bryant.