Man dies after placing lit firework on his head during Fourth of July party
It was claimed that the man's last words were: "hold my beer bubba and watch this"DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A South Carolina man was killed after trying to “show off” with fireworks at a Fourth of July party Thursday night.
When deputies with the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office arrived at a neighborhood block party in Summerville at 10:23 p.m., they found a man lying in the roadway suffering from major head injuries.
Witnesses told deputies the injuries were from a fireworks accident.
The coroner later said the victim, 41-year-old Allen Ray McGrew, had ignited a large firework device and set it on his head. The device exploded, causing “massive head injuries.”
McGrew was pronounced dead at the scene.![]()
His Darwin award will be made posthumously![]()