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Man dies after firework explodes on his head
Pennlive ^
| 6 July A.D. 2024
| Simone Jasper
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.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: charelston; charleston; fireworks; holdmuhbeer; illegalfireworks; summerville
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To: tet68
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posted on
07/06/2024 2:15:10 PM PDT
by
laplata
(They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possible.)
To: lightman
Academy Award of “hold my beer”.
82
posted on
07/06/2024 2:25:18 PM PDT
by
Lockbar
(Even when you think you finally have enough ammo, you still really don't have enough. )
To: MagaMatt
Dark humor is like bread: not everyone gets it.
-Josef Stalin
83
posted on
07/06/2024 2:36:09 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: metmom
I find their channel both entertaining and educational.
84
posted on
07/06/2024 2:39:00 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: lightman
Bet he won’t try that again.
85
posted on
07/06/2024 2:39:57 PM PDT
by
dwg2
To: Rdct29
someone had to have captured this on their phone/camera
86
posted on
07/06/2024 2:45:45 PM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(Liberalism is a Socialist Disease. )
To: plain talk
I had a dog that did that very thing. Everyone was ducking for cover as she ran around. I was laughing.
87
posted on
07/06/2024 2:58:25 PM PDT
by
dwg2
To: reasonisfaith
To: lightman
Just a hair split but it did happen in Summerville SC. Was in the Crestwood subdivision where Bacons Bridge meets Dorchester road.
89
posted on
07/06/2024 3:18:50 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes” - Possibly Mark Twain.)
To: Hillarys Gate Cult
Having never been in the Palmetto State I’ll trust your local expertise!
90
posted on
07/06/2024 3:33:34 PM PDT
by
lightman
(I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
To: lightman
He went out with a BANG!!
91
posted on
07/06/2024 3:46:33 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
To: reasonisfaith
“The Darwin Awards honor those who tip chlorine into our gene pool, by accidentally removing their own DNA from it during the spectacular climax of a ‘great idea’ gone veddy, veddy wrong.”
Source: https://darwinawards.com/
92
posted on
07/06/2024 3:50:54 PM PDT
by
coloradan
(They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
To: lightman
The man’s death, which the sheriff’s office called “accidental,” remained under investigation as of July 5.This was no accident. Fool did this on purpose.
93
posted on
07/06/2024 4:26:56 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
To: one guy in new jersey
I was just about to post that hahaha
To: reasonisfaith
I’m guessing you have not been around a lot of cops…..
To: lightman
Hold muh beer an watch this!
Amazing that some people last as long as they do. Sympathy to his family.
96
posted on
07/06/2024 6:32:56 PM PDT
by
vpintheak
(Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug. )
To: lightman
This is symbolic of the 4th. It represents musket fire and grape shot being fired at those who would try to deny us our freedom. What a way to go.
97
posted on
07/06/2024 9:00:13 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
To: pricilla
We are not sure but someone said they heard that the (now) widow was holding his still cold beer when the tragedy happened.
98
posted on
07/06/2024 9:09:10 PM PDT
by
Delta 21
(If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
To: NorthMountain
Dark humor is no mystery.
But what is a mystery, to you, is the point I made. You didn’t understand.
99
posted on
07/15/2024 8:56:32 AM PDT
by
reasonisfaith
(What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
To: reasonisfaith
100
posted on
07/15/2024 8:57:39 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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