Television reporters record the driveway to the home of Anton Yelchin, a rising actor, best known for playing Chekov in the new "Star Trek" films, is seen in the Studio City area of Los Angeles, on Sunday, June 19, 2016. Yelchin was killed by his own car as it rolled down his driveway early Sunday, police and his publicist said. The car pinned Yelchin, 27, against a brick mailbox pillar and a security fence at his home in Los Angeles, Officer Jenny Hosier said. He had gotten out of the vehicle momentarily, but police did not say why he was behind it when it started rolling. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The Latest: Coroner rules Anton Yelchin’s death an accident

LOS ANGELES – The Latest on the death of “Star Trek” film actor Anton Yelchin (all times local):

9:30 a.m.

A Los Angeles coroner’s official says the death of “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin has been ruled an accident.

Coroner’s spokesman Ed Winter says an autopsy performed Sunday determined the 27-year-old actor died of blunt force asphyxia after his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee pinned him between a mailbox and a security pillar in his driveway early Sunday.

Winter says any toxicology results will take months to analyze.

Los Angeles police are investigating Yelchin’s death. Officer Jane Kim says the investigation will look into whether the actor’s vehicle was in gear or in park at the time of the accident.

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