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Roy Halladay Did 'Extreme Acrobatics,' Had Amphetamines in System Before Crash

On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board released its report on the plane crash that killed Hall of Fame pitcher Roy Halladay in Tampa Bay in 2017, finding that Halladay had large amounts of amphetamines in his system and was performing stunts prior to the accident.

Per ESPN, "Halladay had amphetamine levels about 10 times therapeutic levels in his blood along with a high level of morphine and an anti-depressant that can impair judgment as he performed high-pitch climbs and steep turns, sometimes within five feet of the water."

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