Crime & Safety
Meth Overdose Was Cause Of Death For Cyclist Found In October
The autopsy report was released for a man found dead on the bike path near the intersection of 28th and Kalmia.
BOULDER, CO -- The Boulder County Coroner's office has ruled that the bicyclist found dead in Boulder in October died of a methamphetamine overdose, according to a report by the Daily Camera. The autopsy report was released Wednesday, with toxicology results that indicated a "severely elevated level of methamphetamine" of 30,000 nanograms per millimeter, in James Rockler's blood according to the Camera.
Rockler was found on Oct. 8 on a bike path near the intersection of Kalmia and 28th St. shortly after 12 a.m. According to his obituary, Rockler, 66, was originally from Washington DC, but had lived in Boulder since he graduated from CU in 1976.
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