A Texas South Carolina man was utterly stunned and left breathless by an incredible, dazzling 4th of July fireworks display early Monday on Thursday, KSAT San Antonio WPDE in Florence, SC reports.
Pablo Ruiz, 43 Allen Ray McGrew, 41, was [probably] drinking heavily and lighting off fireworks with friends when he decided to make things even more exciting by placing a mortar upright on his head and lighting it… and yeah Ruiz McGrew was pronounced dead at the scene by police.
This article originally appeared on National Zero under the headline “Texas man absolutely blown away by amazing fireworks display” two years ago to the day. Minor edits have been made to adjust for details, as we don’t know if McGrew was definitely drunk. His family members did try to stop him too. In Ruiz’s case we don’t know if anyone told him not to do it or if he was encouraged.