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.
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Academy Award of “hold my beer”.
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Bet he won’t try that again.
someone had to have captured this on their phone/camera
I had a dog that did that very thing. Everyone was ducking for cover as she ran around. I was laughing.
Just a hair split but it did happen in Summerville SC. Was in the Crestwood subdivision where Bacons Bridge meets Dorchester road.
Having never been in the Palmetto State I’ll trust your local expertise!
He went out with a BANG!!
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This was no accident. Fool did this on purpose.
I was just about to post that hahaha
I’m guessing you have not been around a lot of cops…..
Hold muh beer an watch this!
Amazing that some people last as long as they do. Sympathy to his family.
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.
We are not sure but someone said they heard that the (now) widow was holding his still cold beer when the tragedy happened.
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