Coroner issues report on Brian Lancaster

Brian Lancaster, the former reality TV star, had drugs in his body at the time of his death.

>> Brian WEST CHESTER Lancaster, the former reality TV star who died at the Phoenixville Hospital on March 29, had fentanyl, heroin and alcohol in his body at the time of his death, the Chester County coroner’s office said.

Dr. Christina VandePol, Chester County Coroner has ruled 43-year-old Lancaster’s death accidental.

“While some progress is being made in the battle against substance abuse, we continue to lose too many members of our community to this epidemic,” VandePol said. “Speaking with families like Mr. Lancaster’s, I hear so often about how difficult it is to fight addiction and how we are losing talented and loved people to this disease.”

At the time of his death, Lancaster’s family told news outlets that he had a history of arrhythmia, and they do not suspect drugs or alcohol played a part in his death.

Lancaster, a Haverford High School graduate, competed on MTV’s Road Rules: Latin America in 1999 at the age of 23. Lancaster competed on 13 different missions over the course of 15 episodes that were shot in Mexico, Costa Rica and the United States. He won a Volkswagen He did not win the jackpot $43,000 prize, but did win a Volkswagen Beetle.

In a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1999, Lancaster said he was discovered for the show by a pro-

Fentanyl, heroin, and alcohol were found in Brian Lancaster’s body at the time of his death in Phoenixville Hospital, the Chester County coroner has ruled.