Sophia Hutchins' Cause of Death Revealed

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Originally appeared on E! Online
More information has come to light about Sophia Hutchins' tragic death.
Two weeks after the longtime friend and manager of died in an ATV accident in Southern California, the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner's Office confirmed in a report that her cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries.
Her manner of death was determined to be accidental.
In the moments before the fatal July 2 incident, the 29-year-old—who was driving a 2013 Polaris four-wheeler—rear-ended a 2016 Mazda sedan in the mountains of Malibu, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department told the Daily Mail, before falling off a 350-foot cliff.
"It doesn't seem like she was following them," Malibu/Lost Hills Sergeant Eduardo Saucedo explained to the outlet, noting that there were two uninjured females in the car. "I think she just came up on them and then hit the car."
"It looked like she tried to maneuver to go around it," he continued, "but she was going too fast and just ended up clipping the rear end of that Mazda, causing her to veer off and go off the cliff there."
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The Pepperdine University graduate's body has since been laid to rest, per documents obtained by TMZ, at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Culver City, California.
For her part, Caitlyn—who recently made a rare appearance to support her and Linda Thompson's son Brody Jenner on his wedding day—expressed to the Daily Mail that she's been navigating 'tough times' since losing one of her closest friends.
After all, her bond with the late Olympian began a decade ago when they were introduced by a makeup artist.
"Having a similar sense of humor, we spent the entire time laughing and ended up meeting for brunch," Sophia told The New York Times of their relationship in 2019. "We've been great friends ever since."
And before long, the pair's bond extended into their professional lives.
"I saw nobody was managing her, and there were all these people taking massive advantage," she continued. "I was saying, 'Caitlyn, if I don't step in here and start managing you, you're going to go broke.'"
From then on, the reality star described Sophia as nothing less than her 'best friend, family and confidant.'
"She is one of the top minds in her field," the 75-year-old gushed to the outlet. "Her value in my life is undeniable. The sky is the limit with her entrepreneurial spirit."
For a look back at Caitlyn and Sophia's friendship, keep reading.
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