Man dies from firework-caused injury on the Fourth of July
HONOLULU — A man in Hawai‘i died after setting off fireworks on the Fourth of July holiday, police said.
Police and firefighters responding to a report of an illegal fireworks accident Tuesday night at a Big Island parking lot found a man lying on the ground with a head injury. Police identified him as Glen John Nakata, 20, of Kailua-Kona.
“Bystanders stated they saw Nakata holding a fireworks launcher above his head when a firework went off, sending the young man to the ground,” the Hawaii Police Department said.
He was taken to a hospital where he died. An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death.
It’s unclear what kind of fireworks he was handling.
The illegal use of fireworks is an ongoing issue in Hawai‘i. Last month, Gov. Josh Green signed legislation creating a task force to stop the importation of illegal fireworks and promote compliance with state fireworks laws. The measure noted that the use of illegal fireworks has caused deaths, injuries, brush fires and structural fires.
What was he trying to do? Launch it off his head.
Don’t stop this important tradition. It helps to reduce earth’s overpopulation! It helps that those who are left are the more intelligent humans. Darwin!!
To Manawai, your comment is cruel and insensitive to the grieving family. It is a well known prefrontal cortex, the rational part of the frontal lobe of the brain, is responsible for reasoning, planning, problem-solving, judgment, and impulse control. It’s one of the last parts of the brain to mature, and research suggests that it’s not fully developed until a person is around 25 years old. With that being understood a 20 year old may make poor decisions and lack the ability
Lack the ability