telephone pole was in "a stimulated state'' when the tragedy occurred.

A post mortem examination on the body of Antoine Jermaine Bean discovered traces of cocaine in the blood and urine of the 27-year-old Southampton man.

At the inquest into the death yesterday, Coroner Archibald Warner concluded that Mr. Bean died as a result of his injuries in the accident last December 10.

Under cross-examination, Government Analyst Kevin Leask found that Mr. Bean had .34 microgrammes of cocaine in his blood and 43.5 microgrammes in his urine.

The cocaine by-product benzoylecgonine was also found in his blood and urine at 1.2 microgrammes and 70.9 microgrammes respectively.

Also giving evidence, KEMH consultant pathologist John Olabapo Obafunwa -- reading another pathologist's report -- said there was severe bruising on Mr.

Bean's right side including his face.

Dr. Obafunwa said death was consistent with injuries one would sustain after impact at high speed with a "tree or a wall''.

When Mr. Warner asked Dr. Obafunwa to comment if the amount of drugs found in Mr. Bean's system indicated an "intoxicating dosage'' he replied that Mr.

Bean would have been in a "stimulated state''.

Accident investigator David Greenidge told Mr. Warner yesterday that the cycle was in working order but it was not insured and the headlights were in working order but were not on at the time of the accident.

The 27-year-old was last seen by his father, Albert Bean, late on the night of the accident.

He also found the bike was in a high gear when he found it minutes after the original call.

Mr. Bean told Mr. Warner that after working together in his tiling business all day, the pair rented a movie on their way home to Coral Acres, Southampton.

Later that night, Mr. Bean called out to his son to hurry and join him to watch the movie and his son's last words to him were: "Daddy, I'm getting dressed.'' Mr. Bean fell asleep but was awakened around 4.50 a.m. by a policewoman who inquired if he had any sons.

He first checked on his older son, then Antoine's room, to find he was not there.

Once he returned to the officer at his front door he was informed he would be needed to identify his son.

In a shaky voice he said: "I took it bad. Very bad. I just say that we had a good day on December 10. We terribly miss our son.'' The first person to find Mr. Bean, Clyde Saltus reported to Police he heard a cycle travelling at what he assumed to be a high speed and the sounds of a crash while making his rounds as a security guard at the Willowbank Hotel.

Mr. Warner also heard that a Policewoman, Fire Service paramedics and King Edward VII Memorial Hospital ambulance crews worked feverishly in a fruitless bid to revive Mr. Bean.

Louise Greaves, then a newly arrived emergency nurse, told Mr. Warner that after working for some time to get some life signs from the man, she was told to work some more by KEMH staffers.

When Mr. Warner asked her: "To put it bluntly, is it fair to say that when you arrived Antoine Bean was dead?'' The emergency room nurse lowered her voice and said: "Yes.''