Autopsy reports of victims of the crash in which acclaimed basketball player, Kobe Bryant, died have absolved the pilot, Are Zabayan, of alcohol or hard drug abuse.
There were speculations that the pilot might be guilty of such after Bryant’s helicopter crashed
also taking the lives of his daughter Gigi Bryant, along with 6 other passengers.
But the autopsy on the pilot, according to reports, shows negativity.
“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.
Bryant’s wife, Vanessa and surviving family members of other passengers had sued the pilot and Island Express, which chartered the helicopter, for negligence and carelessness in the helicopter crash as other professional pilots have said Zobayan should not have been flying at such a high rate of speed in blinding fog.
The reports add that Kobe and the other victims died of blunt trauma, but an outstanding takeaway from the autopsy results is that the pilot Ara Zobayan, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol as toxicology tests came back negative.
