Posted on 07/06/2022 12:08:08 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was killed by fireworks on Monday night, according to the San Antonio Police Department. It happened around 12:20 a.m. in the 800 block of Harriman Place on the city’s Southwest Side.
The medical examiner’s office identified the man killed as Pablo Ruiz, 43. His cause of death was determined to be a head injury due to a fireworks mishap/incident.
According to police, a witness and Ruiz were shooting fireworks and had been drinking when he decided to light a mortar-style firework from on top of his head.
Police said the firework exploded from the bottom of the tube, piercing the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene
And what happened to the guy who was holding his beer?
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He either finished it. Or he threw up.
“Gaston at Disney World”
No one booms like Gaston...
wy69
I remember an old video of a moron holding a rather large skyrocket between his butt cheeks and lighting it off. Too tight of a squeeze prevented its launch and caused horrible burns but he lived, at least.
“Pronounced dead at the scene”
And in the next block, and on the roof of the house across the street. Luckily the house across the street had just had their Leaf Filters installed so they won’t have to crawl up on that ladder and possibly fall unplugging the pieces of their neighbor. Don’t think the warranty covers that.
wy69
His family will sue the fireworks company.
I was going to say something about common sense fireworks regulations, but then I had to consider the effect that celebratory cerveza has on common sense.
I nominate this man for posthumously for the Wile E Coyote Award.
Probably not but I bet that he saw some pretty colors for a sec until the lights went out!
LOL!!!
bet he dint even need anybody to hold his beer, just light the fuse...
obviously NOT a mortarman! weak baseplate...
Another locked in vote for Beto
Stopped reading at “drinking”
Evidently.
hopefully a democrat
They should go after the Match or Lighter company, whichever he used to light the damned thing. But he got what he deserved and if I was on the Jury I would award him $10 so it can’t be appealed
Sounds like he suddenly had a bright idea, and the light bulb went off.
99% of this crap is made in china
The booze and his brain are now mainly down the drain, OLE !
Leni
I’d say he won
Si. Lol.
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