Las Vegas native and two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch was reportedly battling bacterial pneumonia for “days to weeks” prior to his sudden death, according to reports of his death certificate that were released Wednesday.
Busch died May 21 after he was rushed to the hospital earlier that day because of a “sudden illness,” in a statement released by his family at the time.
The family followed up with a statement on May 23 saying a medical evaluation of Busch “concluded that severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications,” a statement from the family released that day stated.
The death certificate, first obtained and reported by US Weekly, says Busch was dealing with pneumonia before it turned into sepsis.
Per the report, the medical examiner said Busch likely had the sepsis for one day and that led to small blood clots that formed in the blood stream and blocked blood flow to organs.
The report said that led to hemorrhagic shock, which is caused by severe internal or external blood loss.
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