The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

FATAL FALLS AT ATLANTA VENUES

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Aug. 29, 2015: Longtime Atlanta Braves fan Gregory“Ace” Murrey fell at least 45 feet from the upper deck of Turner Field, landing on concrete during the seventh inning of a game vs. the Yankees. Investigat­ors have not determined what caused Murrey, 60, to fall. But witnesses said he had stood up to boo Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and lost his balance. Murrey was dead upon arrival at Grady Memorial Hospital. Aug. 31, 2012: Isaac Grubb, 20, of Lenoir City, Tenn., fell 45 feet to his death during the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game between Tennessee and North Carolina State at the Georgia Dome. Grubb, who suffered head trauma, died after being transporte­d to the hospital. His death was ruled accidental. Toxicology tests showed Grubb had a blood alcohol level of .169, more than twice the legal limit, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office. Aug. 12, 2012: Ronald Lee Homer Jr., 30, of Conyers died after going over a railing at Turner Field and landing 85 feet below in the players’parking lot. Homer’s family believe his death was accidental, but it was later ruled a suicide by medical examiners, who said a witness saw Homer climb over a railing and jump feet first. Homer, whose bloodalcoh­ol level was approximat­ely twice the legal limit, died from blunt force trauma. May 21, 2008: Justin Lee Hayes, 25, died when he fell four levels inside Turner Field, striking a concrete and metal railing, police previously said. The Cumming man was attempting to slide down a railing next to steps when he fell, his friends said.

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