According to a US coroner, late R&B star Gerald Levert - who, as previously reported, died in November last year - was killed by an accidental overdose of over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Cleveland Coroner Kevin Chartrand said the singer had had painkillers, allergy drugs and medication for anxiety in his bloodstream, leading to acute intoxication, and ruled Levert's death to be accidental. The autopsy also revealed that Levert had been suffering from pneumonia.
Levert family spokeman Andy Gibson said that the singer was on pain medication for a shoulder problem, and following surgery back in 2005 on a severed Achilles tendon.