Boy, 16, Collapses Then Dies From “Too Much Caffeine”

PEOPLE RUSH TO HELP, THEY PUSH THE CAR OFF OF HIM. MIRACLOUSLY THE MAN SUFFERS ONLY A KNEE INJURY. A TEENAGER DIES AFTER DRINKING TOO MUCH CAFFEINE. DAVID PRICE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE WHO FOUND HIS RHYTHM WHILE PLAYING THE DRUMS. HE WAS A GREAT KID. HE DIDN'T GET MIXED UP IN THE WRONG THINGS. HE LOVED MUSIC. IT WASN'T A CAR CRASH THAT TOOK HIS LIFE, INSTEAD IT WAS AN ENERGY DRINK. Reporter: THE 16-YEAR-OLD COLLAPSED DURING A CLASS LAST MONTH AND DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. WHILE HIS INITIAL AUTOPSY REQUIRED MORE TESTING, RICH LAND COUNTY CORONER GARY WATT SAID DAVID CONSUMED A LARGE SOFT DRINK, A LATTE THEN AN ENERGY DRINK IN LESS THAN A TWO HOUR TIME SPAN BRINGING ON WHAT HE CALLS A CARDIAC EVENT. THESE DRINKS, THESE AMOUNT OF CAFFEINE HOW IT'S INGESTED CAN CAUSE DIRE CONSEQUENCES. YOU KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENS, YOU START FEELING DIZZY. IT'S NOT JUST CAFFEINE IT'S THE OTHER STIMULANTS THAT ARE IN THERE. IN A CUP OF COFFEE YOU MIGHT HAVE 35 MINUTES, 45 MINUTES, THESE ENERGY DRINKS YOU'RE HAVING ALL AT ONCE. ALL THIS CAFFEINE GIVES A BIG PEAK IN THE BODY AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

PARENTS PLEASE TALK TO YOUR.

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