Skagit County mom wants death certificate changes for those killed by ‘controlled substance homicide’

Trey Schweigert died after taking a counterfeit painkiller. The person who sold it went to prison for killing him. Trey’s mom wants the record set straight.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A Skagit County mother is pushing for changes to the way death certificates are filled out after her son was poisoned with a counterfeit painkiller.

She said the current system isn’t telling the full story and is leaving out vital information.

Trey Schweigert died after taking what he thought was a Percocet after having orthopedic surgery. The person who sold it to him was later convicted of controlled substance homicide.

Trey’s mom

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