Atlanta, GA 5/31/2008 1:27:39 AM
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Michael Hutts Died of Heroin Overdose

An autopsy has revealed that Georgia Tech baseball player Michael Hutts died of an accidental heroin overdose. The 21-year-old was found dead in his apartment April 11 by his roommate Ryan Tinkoff.

Tinkoff told authorities that Hutts’ eyes had been dilated the night before and his arm was a “purplish color.”

 

The Fulton County medical examiner says Hutt’s death was accidental. His blood tested positive for morphine, heroin and trace amounts of other substances. The cause of death was listed as “heroin toxicity.”

 

“We recognize this as the final chapter in a very sad story for the Hutts family and for the Georgia Tech community. It is a story of a fine young man who excelled in academics and athletics whose life was cut short by a very tragic mistake in judgment. Michael is greatly missed by all who knew him. We can only hope that lessons learned from this event will fall upon other young people who strive to make the right decisions in life,” says the Georgia Tech Athletic director Dan Radakovich.

 

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