Posted on 07/06/2024 10:17:24 AM PDT by lightman
A man died after a firework exploded on his head during a Fourth of July block party, South Carolina officials said.
Charleston-area deputies were called to a neighborhood at about 10:30 p.m. and found a man lying in a road. He died at the scene, the Dorchester County sheriff’s and coroner’s offices wrote in news releases.
The coroner’s office identified the man as 41-year-old Allen Ray McGrew. He is from Summerville, a roughly 25-mile drive northwest from Charleston.
McGrew was attending a block party on his street when he “ignited a large firework device” and put the lit firework on his head, possibly to show off, according to the coroner and details the man’s wife shared with deputies.
“She was trying to tell Allen not to do that when the firework went off and she observed Allen collapse,” deputies wrote in an incident report.
The explosion left McGrew with “massive head injuries,” according to the coroner’s office.
The man’s death, which the sheriff’s office called “accidental,” remained under investigation as of July 5.
Don’t drink a lot before setting off explosives, bad career move.
Stick to lamp shades when you’re drunk.
He won’t miss it.
Same thing happen couple years ago to a guy who played the character Gaston, at Disney World. Put a fireworks rocket on the top of his head. Used his head as a launch pad. When they called 911, they told them it was not necessary to rush to site since he was headless.
This has to be the dumbest thing I have heard of someone doing in a long time.
Flag-themed costume and top hat.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/man-dressed-uncle-sam-died-576277
He was dressed as Uncle Sam.
Worst case scenario. He was all decked out in his red, white and blue Uncle Sam outfit. With a 10 gallon hat too.
How much did he have to drink to get that careless?
Terrible, but so predictable.
Yup, Darwin winner in the category: Alcohol Induced.
About 1/2 of the nation doesn’t really know or care what July 4th truly means. Then there’s those idiots still shooting off explosive fireworks in the neighborhoods at 3AM not giving a damn that most neighbors are asleep. Low IQ types-no shortage of those either.
Ok, this is getting scary, has anyone seen DoodleBob?
A fitting metaphor for current times.
Stay away from firearms, too!
He only gets the full Darwin award if he hadn’t yet reproduced.
The invaders flooding into our nation don’t give a damn about Independence Day but they rush out to get all sorts of illegal fireworks and set them off in our neighborhoods pretty much 24/7 with impunity. Cops nowhere to be seen.
Our nation is disintegrating at a rapid pace.
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