Capt. Earl B. Alexander IV reportedly had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol and dozen chemicals, including illegal drugs, in his blood.
The Deal police captain who was killed in a single-car crash in Ocean Township on Jan. 2 reportedly had a mixture of illegal narcotics, alcohol and prescription drugs in his system at the time of the crash.
According to a toxicology report obtained by NJ Advance Media through an open public records request, Capt. Earl B. Alexander IV had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol and dozen chemicals -- including illegal drugs often linked to the designer drug movement, such as "bath salts" -- in his blood.
Deal police Captain Earl B. Alexander 4th. (Deal Police Department) According to the Feb. 18 report by the Pennsylvania- based NMS lab, Alexander's blood contained:
-- Stimulant drugs Ethylone, Butylone, Methylone, Dibutylone, Dimethylone and Fluoroamphetamine;
-- A prescription antidepressant sold as Lexapro or Celexa;
-- A prescription sleep medication sold as Ambien;
-- An amphetamine, such as Adderall or Dexedrine, which can be prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or narcolepsy;
-- Diphenhydramine, the chemical found in the over-the-counter antihistamine Benadryl;
-- A blood-alcohol concentration of 0.19 percent, more than twice New Jersey's legal limit of 0.08, the report said.
The 38-year-old Alexander was driving a 2007 Acura TXS south on Route 71 near Perrine Avenue in Ocean Township at 12:38 a.m. on Jan. 2, when he lost control of the car, causing the vehicle to flip onto its side and crash into a utility pole, Ocean Township Detective Lt. Timothy Torchia said in January.
He was not coming from or going to work when the crash occurred, Torchia said.
Alexander started with the Deal Police Department as a dispatcher, but quickly rose to the rank of captain. He was also an assistant fire chief for Deal Fire Co. No. 2 and had been a volunteer with the borough's two first-aid squads. He also served as past chief for the Oakhurst Fire Department in neighboring Ocean Township.
He left behind two children -- a 6-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son -- who helped him propose to his fiance a week before his death.