Veteran Arizona trooper was drunk during fatal Peoria motorcycle crash, autopsy reveals

The Brief

  • Medical records show Arizona Department of Public Safety Trooper Kelly James Sullivan was heavily intoxicated during a fatal solo motorcycle crash earlier this spring.
  • Sullivan, a 53-year-old off-duty veteran of the department, had a blood alcohol concentration of .182 when his motorcycle struck a curb in Peoria.

PEORIA, Ariz. A veteran Arizona Department of Public Safety trooper was heavily intoxicated when he died in a solo motorcycle crash in late April, according to newly released medical examiner records.

What we know:

Autopsy and toxicology reports from the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner show that 53-year-old Trooper Kelly James Sullivan had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.182, which is more than twice the legal driving limit.

The backstory:

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