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The pain was likely never going to go away for Brandy Halladay, but this week’s National Transportation Safety Board report detailing the cause of her husband Roy’s death has re-opened the wounds.

The former star for the Blue Jays and later in his career, the Philadelphia Phillies, died in November 2017 when his small plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The report, which became public on Wednesday, said Halladay was performing acrobatic stunts and that he had a high amount of amphetamines in his system at the time of the crash.

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In a release from the Phillies on Thursday, Brandy Halladay said the release of the details have been difficult on the Halladay family, which includes a pair of teenaged sons.

“Yesterday’s NTSB report on Roy’s accident was painful for our family as it has caused us to relive the worst day of our lives,” Halladay said. “It has reinforced what I have previously stated, that no one is perfect.