ANN ARBOR, MI — Late 19-year-old University of Michigan student Lucas Mattson was legally drunk when he died in frigid January temperatures, a Michigan Medicine autopsy report on March 17 confirmed.
His cause of death was listed as hypothermia, with “acute ethanol intoxication” having played a significant role in it. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.156, more than seven times the legal limit for drivers under 21 in Michigan, according to his autopsy report.
“The decedent was exposed to prolonged cold environmental conditions while intoxicated,” the report reads…