Attorney Brian ‘Strong Arm' Loncar's Death Ruled Accidental Cocaine Overdose

Attorney Brian Loncar, known for his TV moniker "the Strong Arm," died last month due to an accidental cocaine overdose, officials said Thursday. Loncar's death was primarily due to the toxic effects of cocaine but a secondary factor was hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to the Dallas County medical examiner's office. The personal injury lawyer was found dead on Dec. 4, a few days after burying his youngest daughter, Grace Loncar, who had taken her own life at age 16. Police found Loncar, 56, unresponsive about 9:45 a.m. in the front seat of his new Rolls-Royce Wraith. He was parked outside the downtown office of his law firm, Loncar & Associates, in the 400 block of South Cesar Chavez Boulevard.At his funeral, Loncar's close friends said he had long struggled with drug and alcohol addictions and that he had died of a "broken heart" over losing his beloved Grace.   Continue reading...

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