HARTFORD, Conn. _ Katherine Berman, the wife of ESPN personality Chris Berman, died from injuries she suffered after her car struck the back end of another vehicle in Middlebury in May, the state medical examiner has determined.
Dr. James Gill, the chief state medical examiner, ruled Berman's death was an accident and said she died from blunt trauma and drowning. He declined to release toxicology results.
Berman crashed into a car operated by Edward Bertulis, 87, of Waterbury, who later died at a hospital.
State police are still investigating the crash. Katherine Berman, of Cheshire, was coming from lunch at the Good News Cafe in Woodbury prior to the crash.
The 2003 Lexus SC 430 driven by Berman hit the rear of the 2003 Ford Escape driven by Bertulis, veered off the road and down an embankment and overturned in a small body of water, state police have said.
The Ford struck a utility pole and flipped, landing in the middle on its roof. Berman had a seat belt on and was found in her vehicle. Bertulis wasn't wearing a seat belt and was partially thrown from his car, state police said.
Bertulis had just left a cemetery where he was visiting his wife's grave. His family members said his daily routine included a visit to her gravestone since her death in 2015.
