St.Louis Cardinal Josh Hancock killed...

[CrazyPsycho]

NBC

.157 BAC...

And talking on the phone.

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[AngusThermopyle]

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ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was drunk at the time of his fatal accident, and marijuana was found in the sport utility vehicle he was driving.

Police Chief Joe Mokwa also said at a news conference Friday that the 29-year-old Hancock was speaking on a cell phone at about the time of the crash early Sunday on Interstate 64 in St. Louis.

"Mr. Hancock was legally intoxicated at the time of the accident," Mokwa said.

St. Louis medical examiner Michael Graham said Hancock's blood-alcohol level was 0.157, nearly twice Missouri's legal limit of 0.08.

Mokwa said 8.55 grams of marijuana and a glass pipe used to smoke marijuana were found in the rented Ford Explorer. Toxicology tests to determine if drugs were in his system had not been completed.

An accident reconstruction team determined Hancock was traveling 68 mph in a 55 mph zone when his SUV struck the back of a flatbed tow truck stopped in a driving lane. Mokwa said there was no evidence Hancock tried to stop. He did swerve, but too late to avoid the collision.

Graham said the pitcher died "within seconds" of head injuries. Hancock was not wearing a seat belt, but Graham said the belt would not have prevented his death.

Mokwa said cell phone records showed Hancock was speaking with a female acquaintance at about the time of the accident. Mokwa said the conversation ended abruptly, presumably when the accident occurred.

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At least he only killed himself.

[JordanIB]

Deleted. 2 folks beat me by a few seconds.

[Clarkmeister]

shocking

[RacersEdge]

Here's a pic of his SUV - looks like the impact was right on the driver's side:

Crash

[RunDownHouse]

13 over is nothing... until you combine it with a bunch of booze and distractions like the cell. Sad.

[mmbt0ne]

Josh Hancock's career ERA: 4.20

That's dedication to the cause man.

[wh1t3bread]

So this guy was: legally drunk + speeding(in a construction zone) + possibly high + not wearing a seatbelt + talking on the cell phone.

Everything you shouldn't do while driving.

Just sad.

[tuq]

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Josh Hancock's career ERA: 4.20

That's dedication to the cause man.

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LOL, brutal.

OK, so I don't buy/carry weed around. That's not to say I haven't inhaled or won't in the future, I just don't buy the stuff. Isn't that a LOT of weed though? I mean like a weekend-long bachelor party with a bunch of old fraternity brothers quantity?

[Mike Gallo]

8.55 grams is a little more than a half an ounce.
That should keep a hardcore stoner in supply for two weeks.