“Despite this painful injury he insisted on keeping his commitment to his fans and he toured for 53 dates with a fractured hip and, as he did, it worsened to a more serious injury,” their post says. The report also notes that besides fentanyl and other painkillers, Petty was also taking Oxycontin and Xanax, as well as medications to treat insomnia and depression.
“We knew before the report was shared with us that he was prescribed various pain medications for a multitude of issues including fentanyl patches and we feel confident that this was, as the coroner found, an unfortunate accident.” The 66 year old was being treated for a number of health issues, including emphysema, knee problems, and a fractured hip. The report shows that he died from an accidental drug overdose from a variety of pain medications - including fentanyl patches. Petty was laid to rest on October 16, at a private service in Pacific Palisades, California. The overwhelming news left an imprint on the music world with various artists including Bob Dylan and Ryan Adams, taking note the influence and impact Petty had on their lives. The singer was removed from life support after determining that he had no brain activity where he died just hours later. On October 1, 2017, Tom Petty was rushed to the hospital after going into cardiac arrest in his Malibu home. “Our family sat together this morning with the Medical Examiner – Coroner’s office and we were informed of their final analysis that Tom Petty passed away due to an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications.” Accidental OverdoseĪccompanying the toxicology results, Petty’s wife, Dana and daughter, Adria took to Facebook:
On Friday morning, the Los Angeles County coroner confirmed that Petty’s cause of death was a “multi-system organ failure” due to mixed drug intoxication. After months of speculation, his cause of death has been determined. Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.In the wake of October, we heard the devastating news of the passing of rock legend, Tom Petty. Petty and the Heartbreakers had recently wrapped up a tour. PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends.”Īlso Read: Here's What Tom Petty Wrote as His Epitaph He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived,” Dimitriades said in a statement. “On behalf of the Tom Petty family, we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty. Longtime Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers manager Tony Dimitriades said at the time that Petty had died after suffering cardiac arrest.
According to TMZ, the singer was taken to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and placed on life support, which he was taken off of due to a lack of brain activity.Īlso Read: Tom Petty Music Sales Surge 6,216 Percent on Day of His Death: Here's What People Bought “Breakdown” singer Petty died in October after reportedly being hospitalized Sunday night when he was found unconscious at his Malibu home. In addition to mixed drug toxicity that, along with Fentanyl, included Oxycodone, Temazepam and Alprazolam, the coroner’s report also listed multisystem organ failure and resuscitated cardiopulmonary arrest as causes of death. Many people who overdose begin with a legitimate injury or simply do not understand the potency and deadly nature of these medications.” In its statement, Petty’s family added, “As a family we recognize this report may spark a further discussion on the opioid crisis and we feel that it is a healthy and necessary discussion and we hope in some way this report can save lives.
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“On the day he died he was informed his hip had graduated to a full on break and it is our feeling that the pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his over use of medication,” the statement added.Īccording to the coroner, the “Don’t Do Me Like That” musician had a number of medications in his system, including Fentanyl.įentanyl, an opioid, was found to be responsible for the death of musician Prince in 2016 at age 57.Īlso Read: Tom Petty's Death Leads to Coroner Inquiry
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