His wife and daughter released the results of Petty's autopsy via a statement on his website, and through a link on his Facebook page Friday night.
Dana and Adria Petty said they got the results from the coroner's office earlier in the day that the overdose was caused due to a variety of medications.
'We knew before the report was shared with us that he was prescribed various pain medications for a multitude of issues including Fentanyl patches and we feel confident that this was, as the coroner found, an unfortunate accident,' his family wrote.
It was also confirmed that while he had been touring with a fractured hip, Petty's fracture had escalated into a total break leading up to his untimely death.
Tom Petty's family has confirmed his death last year was due to an accidental drug overdose from prescribed medication, in a statement released on Friday. Petty is seen here performing during halftime of the Super Bowl XLII football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots in Glendale, Arizona on February 3, 2008
Tom Petty's family has confirmed his death last year was due to an accidental drug overdose from prescribed medication, in a statement released on Friday. Petty is seen here performing during halftime of the Super Bowl XLII football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots in Glendale, Arizona on February 3, 2008
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