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IRONTON -- Preliminary autopsy results from an examination of the body of Guy Cameron Thomas, whose body was recovered from beneath an Ironton Police Department cruiser Saturday night, indicate he was not standing or kneeling at the point of impact with the police car.

Members of Thomas' family, as well as others in the area, say they most want to know why the police cruiser traveled roughly 10 blocks with his body underneath before the officer driving the vehicle noticed there was a problem.

An independent investigation by officers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol also concluded Thomas "must have been down on the roadway" at the time.

Lawrence County Coroner Dr. Burton Payne said more extensive tests must be completed before conclusive statements can be made regarding the death and clarified preliminary tests have not shown Thomas suffered a seizure prior to the incident.

"There is nothing definitive to suggest a seizure," Payne said, explaining that possibility was based upon family reports that Thomas took prescription anti-seizure medications.

At this point, the coroner said all test results are "inconclusive" and "no precise cause of death" has been determined.