It is a reverse ruling from the Ohio Highway Patrol on Trooper Josh Risner. While experts found alcohol in his remains, it wasn't from consumption, it was produced after Risner died.

It's taken a couple of weeks for experts to determine why coroners found alcohol in Trooper Josh Risner's Body.

Patrol Trooper Josh Risner did not consume any alcohol for at least 16 hours prior to his death, effectively eliminating the possibility that he could have ingested alcohol.

The crash in Gallia County last month claimed the life of Trooper Risner, Sgt. Dale Holcomb and Lori Smith.

Following procedure, OHP took a sample of Risner's blood five hours later and it tested at .000. The Montgomery County Coronor's office performed the same test 60 hours later. At that time Risner's blood-alcohol level was .08.

During an investigation, the OHP couldn't find anyone who said Risner had been drinking in the hours before the crash. Their interviews included a store clerk, who Risner bought water from that same night.

As a result, OHP investigators called on a special unit in the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct further tests. FAA concluded the body's natural decomposition process caused the .08 blood-alcohol level. This test says that alcohol got into his system postmortem; that piece of it is still under investigation.

Gallia County Coronor Dr. Daniel Whiteley had Montgomery County conduct the autopsy and agrees with these new findings, "I was mis-informed since the initial report. I have done my own research and talked with others and I now know decomposition can increase the blood-alcohol level to as high as .1 and in some cases even higher."

The FAA performs this test on Pilots after a crash. No facility in Ohio does such testing.