Fla. Man Dies After Vodka-Shot Drinking Contest
26-Year-Old Drank Up To 25 Shots In Less Than Hour
POSTED: Thursday, June 26, 2008
UPDATED: 9:25 am EDT June 27,
2008
SEFFNER, Fla. -- A Florida man died after drinking as many as 25 shots of vodka in less than an hour at a bikini bar, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.Eric Morris, 26, was taking part of a drinking game at the Angels Show Bar off U.S. Highway 92 in Seffner before his death.Local 6 reported the Morris kept drinking after another bar patron in the contest stopped doing shots.A sheriff's representative told the Tampa Tribune that Morris got up, staggered a few steps and collapsed.Morris died at Brandon Regional Hospital two hours after the contest started.Morris was recently released from a Florida prison after serving time for burglary, the Tribune reported.Deputies are trying to determine if anyone will face charges in his death.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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Copyright 2008 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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