Police: Fan was drinking before Georgia Dome fall

  • By RAY HENRY
    Associated Press
  • Posted: Saturday, September 1, 2012 4:22 p.m.
    UPDATED: Saturday, September 1, 2012 4:23 p.m.
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FILE/ap Investigators say a 20-year-old Tennessee man had been drinking before he died in a fall Friday at the Georgia Dome.

ATLANTA — Investigators say a 20-year-old Tennessee man had been drinking before he died in a fall at the Georgia Dome.

Police Lt. Chad Hurston said Saturday that authorities need to review results from the medical examiner’s office to determine how much of a role alcohol played in the accident.

Isaac Grubb fell about 45 feet inside the Dome while celebrating a Tennessee touchdown against North Carolina State during a Friday night game. He struck and injured a 34-year-old man from Fort Mill, S.C., who suffered minor injuries.

Hurston said that Grubb had started drinking around 5 p.m. before he entered the Georgia Dome. He said witness reports do not indicate that Grubb bought alcohol inside the stadium.

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