Jeff Conaway Autopsy Taking Place Today

The LA County Coroner is conducting an autopsy on “Grease” star Jeff Conaway this afternoon … TMZ has learned.

According to our sources, the coroner is expecting the results to be inconclusive and a cause of death will not be able to determined until toxicology results are in … which take about 4-6 weeks.

Conaway passed away yesterday at the age of 60 after he had reportedly fallen into a coma earlier this month.

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Dr. Drew — Conaway Did NOT Die From an Overdose

Despite widespread reports, “Grease” star Jeff Conaway did NOT die from a drug overdose — but rather his body gave out after long-term prescription drug abuse … this according to Dr. Drew.

Drew — who treated Conaway on “Celebrity Rehab” — tells us there is no evidence showing Jeff died from an overdose … saying, “This was aspiration with overwhelming pneumonia and sepsis.”

Drew tells us Jeff’s condition was inevitable because the actor had been a serious pill popper for years and the constant substance abuse wore down his body.

Drew explains, “Jeff is another pharmaceutical death from the overutilization of prescription drugs. Please continue to pray for friends and family. They appreciate your support.”

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‘Grease’ Star’s Ex — I Will Fight Restraining Order!

Jeff Conaway’s on-again, off-again girlfriend Vikki Lizzi believes the actors’ family had NO RIGHT to ban her from visiting Jeff in the hospital after he fell into a coma earlier this month … and now she’s begging a judge to rip up the restraining order.

Vikki’s best friend, Aubry Fisher, tells us the family members who blocked Vikki on Jeff’s behalf last week don’t have his best interests in mind because they refused to help him conquer his addictions in the past.

Conaway has been in a comatose state for weeks — after he reportedly overdosed in his L.A. area home earlier this month.

Aubry says Vikki’s lawyers are going to court today to try and lift the restraining order so that she can be by Jeff’s side, adding, “Vikki just wants to take care of him, she would never hurt him in any way.”

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