Young NC Mom Found Dead In Ditch Faith Bevan Cause Of Death Revealed

WAKE COUNTY, NC, (THECOUNT) — The death of young North Carolina mother, Faith Bevan, has been ruled accidental, according to a newly released autopsy report.

Bevan, 24, was found dead over the weekend and a new report says she died of a drug overdose and that all of the minor body injuries were superficial.

The 24-year-old had a history of drug abuse and was found in a grassy ditch on the side of the road on March 18.

She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is interviewing people to generate leads in the case of a young mother who was found dead in a wooded area in Raleigh Sunday morning.

The autopsy said no injuries were found that caused or contributed to her death.

Postmortem toxicological testing detected contributory drug and alcohol toxicity involving methoxyacetylfentanyl, fentanyl, gabapentin, hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine, and a blood concentration of 130 mg/dL ethanol (alcohol). source

Nicotine, caffeine, and trace amounts of buspirone, duloxetine, and cyclobeanzaprine were also detected.

It is not known if the detected morphine was a result of heroin metabolism or due to use of pharmaceutical morphine.