JACKSON Miss.
The University of Mississippi student who died after suffering massive head trauma when he fell from a tree was drunk when the accident happened, officials said Thursday.
Lafayette County Coroner Lonnie Weaver said toxicology reports showed Bradley Jameson, 18, of Fort Worth, Texas, had a blood-alcohol level two times the legal limit allowed for driving.
Ole Miss officials said following Jameson’s death that there was no evidence alcohol or drugs were involved in the accident.
“It’s just extremely unfortunate and adds to the tragedy,” university spokesman Jeff Alford said of the role of alcohol Jameson’s death.
The university has been trying to stamp out the use of alcohol on campus through wide-ranging new policies. Alford said police did not find alcohol at the scene of the accident.
“The alcohol policy is immaterial here,” Alford said. “It’s just a sad and tragic story apart from whatever our policies are.”
