Associated Press
ATLANTA ó Alcohol was a factor in the death of a 25-year-old man who fell down a stairwell at Turner Field during the game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets.
Justin Hayes of Cumming, Ga., suffered head injuries Wednesday night and was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. He fell about 150 feet from the club level to the landing on the field level during the eighth inning.
The investigation is ipointing toward drinking. Alcohol was a factor,î Atlanta police department spokesman Ronald Campbell said Thursday.
Campbell said Hayes may have been sliding down the hand rails when he fell.
iWe are still waiting for the police report to be completed,î Campbell said. iWe had officers working at the game.î
Mark Guilbeau, the senior investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examinerís Office, said an autopsy will be performed.
The Braves issued a statement Thursday expressing sympathy for Hayesí family.
Turner Field, built for the 1996 Olympics, has been the Bravesí home stadium since 1997. The Braves said itís the first non-medical fatality at the stadium.