BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An autopsy performed on Rick Martin has determined that former Buffalo Sabres star forward died of hypertensive heart disease.
New York State Police issued the findings of the autopsy performed Monday, a day after Martin was found unresponsive after the car he was driving left the road and struck a utility pole in suburban Buffalo.
Dr. Diane Vertes conducted the autopsy at Buffalo’s Erie County Medical Center, and ruled the cause of death to be Hypertensive Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, which is related to high blood pressure and clogged arteries.
The 59-year-old Martin was a member of the Sabres’ famed French Connection line in the 1970s.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been released.
