Man dies after placing lit firework on his head

A man was killed after placing a lit firework on his head during a Summerville neighborhood's July 4 party

[eradicator]

Hard to believe he managed to survive for 41 years.

[justmejenny]

This has truly been one of the dumbest ways to die that I have ever heard. Probably traumatized a lot of people.

[fcukugimmeausername]

Guys like this are the reason the Power Rangers had to yell out their colours.

[PatBrooks-uw]

It's amazing he lived 41 years. Someone that dumb was lucky he didn't forget how to breathe air.

[themidnighttavern]

Guys like this are why companies had to give antifreeze a bitter taste.

[therealxunil]

Nobody is surprised that alcohol was involved.

[garysmith]

I bet he impressed the hell out of everybody.

[gsnad]

Guy started playing with fireworks and absolutely lost his mind

[Ria-sdex]

Feel super bad for his wife and kids. What needlessly horrific way to watch someone you love die.

[juliaatkinson]

A fatal combination of fireworks, alcohol, and Victorian headgear

[LP-ctnk]

Also feel very bad for his wife. Must be horrible knowing you tried to warn someone and they were still determined to be an idiot

[RailWayBandit]

41 years old and playing those stupid games?!
I hope his kids didn’t inherit such dumb behavior.

[RorySteidl]

"Massive head trauma" means...a lot of trauma to his wife, loved ones, and his friends.

[kenbtheman]

Like my mother in law told me years ago when I was in a drunken stuper. “When the alcohol is in, the brain is out” no truer words were ever spoken.

[MaheshWalatara]

You'd think a 41 year old would know better.

[alexgoebel]

The combination of "there was nothing emergency services could do" and the way the coroner said "uhh... massive... head injury" paints a vivid picture.

[mambi]

"started drinking at 6pm" - The least unexpected comment here.

[brianthomas]

Unfortunate. In my day when you got plastered, you put a lampshade on your

[toaster]

Putting something that explodes on top of your head. Literally how intelligent do you need to be to not do that?

[Dweller]

“These kinds of accidents are 100% preventable”

What an astute observation.