The Latest: Coroner rules Anton Yelchin’s death an accident
Posted June 20, 2016 9:33 am.
Last Updated June 20, 2016 10:40 am.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Latest on the death of “Star Trek” film actor Anton Yelchin (all times local):
9:30 a.m.
A Los Angeles coroner’s official says the death of “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin has been ruled an accident.
Coroner’s spokesman Ed Winter says an autopsy performed Sunday determined the 27-year-old actor died of blunt force asphyxia after his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee pinned him between a mailbox and a security pillar in his driveway early Sunday.
Winter says any toxicology results will take months to analyze.
Los Angeles police are investigating Yelchin’s death. Officer Jane Kim says the investigation will look into whether the actor’s vehicle was in gear or in park at the time of the accident.
