Katherine Berman, Wife Of Chris Berman Cause Of Death Released

MIDDLEBURY, CT — The Office of The Chief Medical Examiner ruled Katherine Berman's death an accident that was caused by blunt force trauma and drowning following a motor vehicle crash.

Berman was married to longtime ESPN personality Chris Berman.

Berman's vehicle crashed into the vehicle of Edward Bertulis, 87, of Waterbury who also died from the crash. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner didn't release toxicology results, according to the Hartford Courant.

State police said Berman, 67, of Cheshire, and Bertulis were both killed in the accident, which occurred in the area of Tuttle Road in May. Berman was driving a Lexus, which was owned by her husband, state police said.

Bertulis was traveling eastbound on Sherman Hill Road approximately 100 feet east of Tuttle Road in Woodbury. Katherine Berman was traveling east on Sherman Hill Road directly behind Bertulis' vehicle.

Bertulis' vehicle was struck in the rear end by the front end of Berman's vehicle, state police said. After the crash, Berman's vehicle continued to veer off the road to the right and down an embankment and overturned in a small body of water.

Bertulis' vehicle veered off the road, collided with a utility pole and landed in the center of the road on its roof, according to state police.

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