Medical examiner reports on Antonio Pettigrew

Posted Oct 13, 2010
An autopsy released this morning ruled the death of UNC assistant track and field coach Antonio Pettigrew to be a suicide. Pettigrew was found dead in his car in Chatham County early the morning of Aug. 10. He was 42 years old. The report written by the N.C. Office of the Chief Medical Examiner lists the official cause of death as diphenhydramine toxicity. (Daily Tar Heel)

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