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:…