Tests performed on the body of former...

Tests performed on the body of former Phoenix Suns player Johnny High showed he was intoxicated when he was killed in a weekend car accident, but not under the influence of drugs, authorities said.

High was to be a crucial witness at the drug trial of several current and former Suns players tentatively scheduled to begin next Monday. His death has further weakened the case against 3 of 12 people indicted in the drug investigation of the club, according to reports in Phoenix newspapers.

High provided investigators from the Phoenix Police Dept. and Maricopa County attorney’s office with information implicating nightclub manager James Jordan, 33, waiter Terry Kelly, 30, and former Sun player Mike Bratz, 31, of drug-related offenses, the newspaper reported.

But because the case against all three hinged in part on High’s testimony, one of two conspiracy counts against them may be dismissed because prosecutors are prohibited by law from using High’s grand jury testimony in court.