. According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiners Office, Kevin Myers died at 12:53 this afternoon from burns over most of his body.

Myers broke into the Reed Street sub-station around 3:30 Thursday morning, and according to Penelec officials, was attempting to cut copper wiring from on top of a transformer....

A 34,500 volt line comes into that transformer....

Myers was electrically shocked when he cut into one of the lines, knocking him to the ground....

He was able to stumble to a nearby porch where he collapsed.

18 hundred Penelec customers were left without power because of the crime.

Penelec crews have restored power to those customers. - WJET NEWS

Submitted on 09/14/2012

Submitted by: Ralph Fuller
Reference: http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012309139881

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Candi said:
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You know, at 50 you'd really think he'd know better then to mess with LIVE power lines. Thanks Ralph!

James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
I wonder just how many of these human cracklin's we've racked up over the past several years...?

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