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Subscribe to RSSA man accidentally fell to his death from an escalator at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Thursday night during a preseason game between the Houston Texans and the Minnesota Vikings, officials said.
"There has been an accident involving a patron falling from an escalator at Reliant Stadium this evening. The patron was transported to an area hospital. An investigation is ongoing," read a statement released Thursday by stadium officials.
Witnesses told police the man fell from the fifth floor to the ground level, Houston Police Department spokesperson Jodi Silva told NBC News Friday. The man is believed to be about 25 years old, authorities said.
The man, who has not been identified, died in a Houston emergency room after being brought in around 8:30 p.m. local time, a spokesperson for the Harris County medical examiner's office told NBC News.
An autopsy and a toxicology report are scheduled for Friday.
Police are treating the incident as an accidental death, Silva said. Circumstances of what the man was doing at the time of the fall are not clear.
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He was probably Knee Deep In The Sauce. Grown Man Playing like a Child on the Escalator.
How long until a dumb Christian posts that this was God's punishment for someone patronizing the use of a pig's skin for sport? Oh, the dumb Christians only pick on the gays. RIP Texan. This is sad news. ;o(
Longer than it takes for some smarmy, out of work comedian jackass to show his true spirit and castigate all Christians for an imaginary action. You're so stupid that you can't even keep your bigoty of religions straight. Have a nice delusional, hate-filled life you loser.
Is there actually a distinction to be made here?
I usually love trolls, but you aren't even a very good one.
I hate to be a name-caller, but Chris you're a douche.
America has voted, and you troll, have been voted out!!!
I feel sorry for those who loved this guy because they are going to miss him, but can you feel sorry for an adult that does something so stupid and kills himself in the process? Definitely a Darwin Award nominee.
texas RUUUUUuuuuuuuuulllleeeessss. *thud*
Leviticus 11:8 is NO JOKE.
God has punnished this man as an example and as a warning to all others:
Worship God and Obey His Word...or else.
Praise God, the almighty law maker
Leviticus 11:8 (King James): Of their flesh (swine) shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
Uh, I don't get the connection. Did God punish the guy for eating a non-kosher hot dog?
Troll fail...
Praise God, the almighty law maker...
You mean that's not Obama? Hmm.
Seems like a lot of accidents at ballparks. Wonder how many involve alcohol? Just asking
GayAtheist - all I can do is laugh at your post.
my thoughts and prayers go out to the dead drunk dude and his family. godspeed drunk dude. hopefully there are no escalators in heaven.
Come on Uncle Henry. I can't believe you're not asking if the escalater dude was wearing safety glasses. What gives?
Isn't this the second dumb ass Texan to fall at this stadium ? So much for IQ in Texas !
Your compassion for his family is overwhelming....
schooldog is a drooling retard. He wants to pick on a state of 25,674,681 people and imply that they're all dumbasses because two of them died in stadium accidents. schooldog, I can count out your IQ on my fingers and two of them are cut off.
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Dream case for a personal injury lawyer.
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The guy was attempting to slide down the handrail, so his family can try but there were too many witnesses to his actions. (Including his little boy.)
Damn. I bet he doesn't have the guts to do that again.... Splat. Get it?
Hopefully he wasn't playing on it but until I hear the facts, that's what I am going with
It's Obama's fault.....
THIS MORON WAS TRYING TO BE SOO COOL. He was 'sliding' down the handrail of the escalator from the 5th floor and lost his balance and fell to the first floor. DEFINATELY a Darwin award winner!