Autopsy reveals Colorado QB's blood-alcohol level was double the legal limit during fatal crash: report

Colorado sophomore backmost Dominiq Ponder, the 23-year-old who died successful a car mishap past month, reportedly had treble the ineligible bounds of intoxicant successful his strategy erstwhile helium crashed.

Ponder’s blood-alcohol contented was 0.167 g/100 mL, according to an autopsy study obtained by USA TODAY Sports. The Boulder County Coroner’s study stated Ponder’s origin of decease of was aggregate blunt unit injuries successful an accident.

Ponder’s parent said that she hopes conversations astir decision-making tin travel from his tragic loss.

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Bethune-Cookman QB Dominiq Ponder takes a drawback during the Wildcats' outpouring crippled Saturday, April 22, 2023, astatine Daytona Stadium. (IMAGN)

"If thing bully tin travel from this loss, it’s the conversations it tin commencement astir liable decision-making, supporting young adults, and making bully choices adjacent successful mean moments," Catrina Hughes, told USA TODAY Sports. 

"A large portion of his bequest volition beryllium to promote young radical to delight marque liable choices and to person the courageousness to measurement successful for their friends erstwhile 1 of them isn’t reasoning intelligibly for themselves. Kids request to cognize that it’s OK to measurement in, instrumentality keys, telephone a ride, telephone a parent, talk up, bash thing you tin do, 1 tiny determination tin prevention a life. Don’t beryllium acrophobic adjacent if it’s uncomfortable. A hard speech is easier than a beingness of loss."

Hughes began a instauration successful his honor, the Dominiq Ponder 722 Foundation.

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Colorado Buffaloes caput manager Deion Sanders during the archetypal 4th against the Iowa State Cyclones astatine Folsom Field connected Oct. 11, 2025. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Images)

"Funds raised volition spell straight toward scholarships for pupil athletes who show resilience and character, assemblage consciousness initiatives astir liable decision-making, and enactment for children’s hospitals," the GoFundMe said of the foundation.

Ponder’s fatal clang happened astatine 3 a.m. erstwhile helium mislaid power of his 2023 Tesla going astir a right-hand curve. Ponder went done a guardrail, deed an electrical rod and rolled astatine slightest once, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

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Colorado Buffaloes caput manager Deion Sanders looks connected during a clip retired successful the crippled against the Utah Utes during the 2nd 4th astatine Rice-Eccles Stadium connected Oct. 25, 2025. (Rob Gray/Imagn Images)

Colorado caput manager Deion Sanders delivered an affectional eulogy astatine Ponder’s funeral.

Ponder had been a walk-on backmost with Colorado successful Sanders’ archetypal play arsenic caput manager and appeared successful 2 games past season.

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