Lane was found unresponsive and pronounced dead Aug. 11 in a San Fernando Valley hotel room. The former Warrant singer died of alcohol poisoning, or, officially speaking, acute ethanol poisoning, Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter confirmed Wednesday to E! At the time, the autoposy was inconclusive and toxicology tests were still pending.
– Nearly two months later, an answer to what killed Jani Lane: alcohol poisoning. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office determined that the former Warrant frontman died from acute ethanol intoxication, the AP reports. E! notes that a half-empty vodka bottle and prescription drugs were found alongside Lane's body in a hotel room. The Hollywood Reporter adds that Lane had been arrested twice, and put in jail once, for driving under the influence.