Autumn Crittendon of “16 & Pregnant” fame died due to a drug combination that sadly took her life… TMZ has learned.
According to the Virginia Department of Health, the late reality star’s official cause of death was toxicity from fentanyl and para-fluorofentanyl…an illicit synthetic opioid similar to fentanyl.
The agency lists Autumn’s manner of death as accidental.
As we reported… Autumn died in Julywhen she was found unconscious in her bedroom in the Virginia home she shared with her son, mother and stepfather.
Paramedics were called and attempted to resuscitate Autumn with CPR… but life-saving efforts were unsuccessful.
Autumn was best known for appearing on Season 5 of MTV’s “16 & Pregnant,” which documented the birth of her eldest son, Drakethat she received with her then boyfriend DustinFranklin. She had three children in total.
She was only 27 years old.
Sadly, Autumn joins a long list of celebrities who have died from fentanyl, a deadly drug that has caused countless overdoses in the US.