The Fulton County Medical examiner in Georgia ruled out the death of the Weather Channel's meteorologist as suicide on Tuesday. The senior digital meteorologist at the Weather Channel died in a car crash Sunday in Midtown.
Yahoo News reported, the medical examiner's office released a statement regarding the official cause of death of Nicholas Wiltgen. It says the Weather Channel meteorologist drove to the concrete wall with the intention to commit suicide and died from a major head and brain injury.
"The cause of death is craniocerebral trauma and the manner of death has been classified as suicide," the coroner's report read. Toxicology tests are being performed, but the results will not be known for several weeks.
Authorities reported, Nicholas Wiltgen, 39 years old died after he crashed his car through an Atlanta parking garage concrete wall and plowing into an adjacent hotel, also resulted an injured worker. ABC13 reported, he was pronounced dead on Sunday after the accident in Midtown Atlanta's Colony Square Mall. Witnesses pulled Wiltgen out of the car and attempted CPR, but efforts were unsuccessful.
Kim Jones, Atlanta's police spokeswoman said, Wiltgen's vehicle went on traveling about 20 feet into the adjacent W Atlanta-Midtown, according to Hollywood Reporter. The said worker was treated with the sustained non-life threatening injury.
The president of the product and technology for The Weather Company confirmed Wilgen's death. "We have lost a treasured member of The Weather Channel family." Nick Wiltgen worked at the Weather for more than 15 years as a senior digital meteorologist and integral member of the company's content team.
Calyton added, "He was a dedicated, passionate member of our family and we will miss him deeply. Our heartfelt sympathy is with his family and friends." Wiltgen joined the Atlanta-based Weather Channel as a radio forecaster in 2001 and attended the University of Nebraska, according to his LinkedIn profile. He had also previously worked at Planalytics for three years.
