Police: Jay Cutler's brother-in-law death in Utah was accidental

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah medical examiner has determined NFL quarterback Jay Cutler's brother-in-law's death was accidental, saying the man died of hypothermia after walking away from his car in rocky southern Utah terrain in frigid temperatures.


Grand County Sheriff officials announced the findings Tuesday in a news release. The 30-year-old Michael Cavallari is the brother of reality TV personality Kristin Cavallari.

His body was found at the bottom of a steep hillside filled with boulders on Dec. 10, about two weeks after his abandoned car was found with the engine running and the air bag deployed about 200 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Investigators believed the 30-year-old man was just passing through Utah.

Grand County Sheriff Steven White says they are waiting on toxicology reports to find out if Michael Cavallari had any drugs in his system.