North Texas QB killed had alcohol in his system...

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Smith also had mar1juana in his system

Associated Press

DENTON, Texas -- A University of North Texas quarterback who died in a head-on collision with an 18-wheeler last month was legally drunk and had traces of mar1juana in his system, an autopsy report shows.

Andrew Smith, a 21-year-old from Bay City, Texas, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.13, nearly twice the state's legal limit of .08, Travis County medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Peacock said.

Peacock said the amount of mar1juana in Smith's system suggested he had ingested it within a day of the crash, the Denton Record-Chronicle reported Thursday.

Smith's 2003 Ford pickup crossed into oncoming traffic on Texas Highway 6, about 50 miles southeast of Waco, and hit the tractor-trailer in the pre-dawn hours of Aug. 7. He died at the scene. The driver of the rig had only minor injuries.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Smith wasn't wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the truck.

The night before the wreck, Smith had been visiting friends and former high school teammates at Texas A&M.

North Texas coach Darrell Dickey said he had no comment on the autopsy results.

Smith was in his third year at the university, where he had started as quarterback 16 times. He had two years of eligibility left to play for North Texas.

Smith led the team to an 8-4 record as starting quarterback, including a 24-19 victory over Cincinnati in the New Orleans Bowl. The win was the program's first in a bowl game since 1946.

Smith, who threw for 1,393 yards and eight touchdowns with 13 interceptions in his career, had been expected to compete with another player for the starting spot this fall.

North Texas players and coaches have been wearing Smith's No. 12 on their uniforms as a way to remember him.