TOWIE star Lauren Goodger's ex-boyfriend was nearly three times the drink drive limit and had taken cocaine when he crashed his car and died in Turkey, it emerged.

Jake McLean, 33, who dated the TOWIE star for around four years, was killed in a horror smash in the Turkish holiday resort of Bodrum at around 4.30am last July 3.

The businessman was thought to be in the country for work and was driving on-off girlfriend and TOWIE member Yazmin Oukhellou, 28, in the passenger seat when his dark blue Mercedes E class went off the road and down a ravine.

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Yazmin suffered serious injuries and was forced to crawl from the wreckage of the overturned vehicle, but recovered in hospital after having surgery to her arm.

Now Turkish authorities have revealed Mr McLean was three times over the drink drive limit and had cocaine in his system at the time of the accident.

A post-mortem carried out in Turkey found Mr McLean had 222 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood in his body, the legal limit being 80mg, along with traces of cocaine.

An inquest into his death held at East London Coroner's Court in Walthamstow revealed Mr McLean died from a fractured skull.

Coroner Dr Shirley Radcliffe ruled the cause of death to be head injuries, caused by a road traffic accident.

She told the hearing: "On July 3, 2022, while driving a motor vehicle in Bodrum, Turkey, he crashed and pronounced life extinct at the scene.

"The Turkish Ministry of Justice instructed a post-mortem, blood and urine were taken for toxicological analysis. Their conclusion was that the cause of death was a road traffic accident.

"We have no further information, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office tried but couldn't get any more details. It was deemed to be non-suspicious and simply an RTA.

"The post-mortem found no natural disease, as you would expect in a young man of 33. The cause of death was skull fractures and brain damage.

"In the toxicology there was evidence of alcohol, 222mg and cocaine metabolites. Well in excess of the legal limit for driving in this country.

"As far as I can see he was driving under the influence, nearly three times over the legal limit for driving and had cocaine in his system. My conclusion is that this is an RTC."

Dr Anna Rycroft, a pathologist in Britain who also carried out a post-mortem, found the blood alcohol level to be 199 milligrams of alcohol and gave the cause of death as "traumatic head injuries''.

The legal alcohol limit in England and Wales for driving is 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood or 35mcg of alcohol per 100ml of breath.

Turkish prosecutors previously said they believe Mr McLean had been driving well over the 40mph speed limit when he hit the bend on a mountain road, moments before the fatal crash.

Anita Walsh, Mr McLean's mother, attended the short inquest hearing in Walthamstow, east London, along with his brother.

Speaking to the bereaved family, Dr Radcliffe added: "It's a terrible tragedy and such a lovely young man.

"My deepest, deepest condolences. I'm so sorry, I can't imagine how you must feel."

The family asked if there was a way of getting more information about what happened in the lead up to the crash.

It was reported at the time that the couple were arguing.

But Dr Radcliffe said Turkish authorities would probably not provide any more information.

She added: "The Foreign and Commonwealth Office deals with trying to obtain information about British nationals that died abroad, in our experience this can take a while.

"Turkey is not the most helpful, this incident was in July last year and it's taken almost a year to obtain the post-mortem examination.

"To be able to understand any more information, I would contact the FCO. Our resources have reached an end."

Mr McLean, of Woodford Green, east London, went out with Lauren Goodger, 36, who was known for appearing on The Only Way Is Essex, Dancing on Ice and Celebrity Big Brother, from 2012 until 2016.

In January Ms Oukhellou quit TOWIE some six months after her brush with death that claimed the life of her partner and has moved to Dubai.