Liam Payne's blood alcohol level was more than three times over the U.K.'s legal driving limit when he died.
The former One Direction singer passed away at the age of 31 in October 2024 after falling from the third-floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He had "traces of alcohol, cocaine and a prescribed antidepressant" in his body at the time of death.
In a new report from Argentina's Public Prosecutor's Office, it was revealed that Payne's blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was up to 2.7 grams per litre (0.27%), which is more than three times over the U.K. legal drink-drive limit of 0.08%.
A BAC of 0.27% can cause serious impairment and symptoms including confusion, disorientation, and feeling dazed, according to Alcohol.org. A blood alcohol level of 0.3% or higher can result in alcohol poisoning, and a level of 0.4% could be fatal.
The rest of the report confirmed the presence of cocaine and the antidepressant sertraline in Payne's system at the time of death.
"The autopsy revealed that the death was caused by multiple trauma and internal and external bleeding," it reads. "It was also determined that the musician had alcohol concentrations of up to 2.7 grams per litre in blood at the time of death, plus cocaine metabolites, methylecgonine, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene and the medication sertraline."
Five people were charged in connection with Payne's death in December. However, last week, Argentina's Court of Appeals dropped the negligent homicide charges against the singer's friend Roger Nores and hotel workers Gilda Martin and Esteban Grassi.
Ezequiel Pereyra and Braian Paiz - who are accused of selling Payne drugs - will remain in jail as they await trial.
