R.I.P.
Coroner on Ike: Coke Is It!

Posted Jan 16th 2008 4:50PM by TMZ Staff

Ike TurnerIke Turner died of an accidental cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Coroner revealed today.

Paul Parker, Chief Investigator at the Medical Examiner's Office, said, "We are listing that he abused cocaine, and that's what resulted in the cocaine toxicity."

Ike's daughter Mia told the AP that her father's drug use was "an ongoing struggle."

Turner died on December 12 at his rented San Marcos home.

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