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Man Killed In Fiery Crash Had Seizure Before Impact

LONGMONT, Colo. (CBS4)- The Longmont man who was killed in a fiery crash in February after crashing his vehicle into an abandoned building suffered a seizure before impact.

Carlos Bustillos was killed after he lost control of his truck when it slammed into a warehouse, struck an electrical box and started a fire.

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Copter4 flew over the large fire in the vacant building in Longmont on Wednesday afternoon. (credit: CBS)

His 15 and 13-year-old children escaped the blaze.

The Boulder County Coroner released the autopsy results on Wednesday which showed Bustillos, 34, suffered a seizure before the crash.

The coroner said the seizure was caused by a combination of cocaine and Tramadol which is a prescription painkiller.

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