Report: Chris Berman’s Wife Was Intoxicated at Time of Crash

This 2013 file photo shows Katherine Berman in Southington, Conn. The wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit when she rear-ended another man's car, killing them both, according to a state police report. Christopher Massa/Republican-American via AP, File

HARTFORD, Conn.—The wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit when she rear-ended another man’s car, killing them both, according to a state police report.

The Hartford Courant reports that police determined Katherine Berman was speeding and did not apply her brakes before crashing into a car driven by 87-year-old Edward Bertulis.