A 23-year-old man died just minutes after guzzling a bottle of tequila at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic.
Kelvin Rafael Mejía was partying at the Vacca Lunge when he accepted a $630 bet to see who could drink the most tequila in a single gulp. He won the bet, but died minutes later.
Alcohol is classified as a central nervous system depressant. When an individual consumes a large amount of alcohol, it speeds to the brain shutting down the nervous system pathways that sends signals out to the body.
The alcohol also knocks out the respiration center of the brain, cuts off the flow of oxygen to the brain and causes brain functions to cease.
In a video that was uploaded online, Mejía is seen guzzling the contents of a bottle in one gulp.
The club promoter starts to count out his winnings as Mejía begins to nod. Within minutes, he passed out and collapsed in a heap on the floor. He never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
The coroner ruled Mejía died of alcohol toxicity or alcohol poisoning.
Vacca Loung, where the bet took place, denies any responsibility for his death.
“The only contests we ever do are dance contests or costume contests, with the award of bottle of champagne or other drink,” Vacca Lounge said in a statement.
A local newspaper reported Mejía had just become a new father.
@donfelixSPM Kelvin Mejía de 23 años, resultó muerto luego de ingerir una ? de tequila en un concurso por 30mil, en Vacca Lounge La Romana ? pic.twitter.com/UKzx1BSbNt
— Pao González (@PaolaG_B) February 28, 2017
Drink responsibly or put the bottle down folks
Omg. Awful.
Be careful whom you procreate with. Prayers that the baby grows up to have more common sense and use better discernment than the father.
So he won the money, but died before even getting a chance to spend it.
Sad.
So they didn’t pour out a lil liquor??
Bruhhhhhhh this is SAD.. wow..i don’t know what to say…
I wonder how long it took them to call the ambulance? If the Heimlich would have helped him.
I see a lot of people drinking all night and this does not happen
Damn. That’s fucc’d up.
What a dumbass! Did he really think the outcome was gonna be good? And who are the fvucks that let him do this.
Dummy!!
People are just plain dumb! Poor thing.
But they do it over time and not all at once. That was an overload.
Are they drinking a large amount of tequila in one shot?
Shuuut up!!
They can still drink all night and end up with alcohol poisoning if they’re not careful.
If i saw this live I would have put two fingers down his throat ASAP. This is not funny at all. No one had this kids back.
Damn that sucks…Someone should have tried to induce him to vomit….Alcohol poisoning is serious. Years ago I had to basically stick a friends finder down her throat to make her vomit then throw her in the shower and turned it on to freezing. I’m not sure WTH she drank but I found her by the hotel door passed out
Exactly.
The grim reaper on his tee….gotcha!!!!
How about you suck on a disease infected dick and then drink a gallon of bleach in one gulp.
Your friend was passed out from a drunken stupor. This man was unconscious and died within minutes. Your friend was not dying.
He died because his brain ceased functioning. So sticking your finger down his throat was useless because he had no gag reflex at that point.
He was young. Folks are being outright mean calling him stupid. And culture too folks. Whole be macho thing a large part of Latino culture. My goodness.
No one drinks a whole bottle of tequila in one shot and lives to talk about it.
You know how many tiny shot glasses you can fill with the amount of tequila that boy drank?
Wow so sad.
I believe alcohol could have killed him if he drank that much that fast. The body has to have time to try to process and breakdown the alcohol and his body had no time . Wow I remember there was a woman who died in a water drinking contest at a radio station. Her family sued the radio station and won millions.
Dubb, do you remember maybe about 10-12 years ago, a lady died from entering a radio contest here ( I believe it was NC or SC) about consuming as much water she could in a certain amount of time? She was trying to win her kids an xbox or psp.
She drank a gallon of water which diluted her blood so much that it depleted her electrolytes (sodium, potassium and chloride) which are necessary to maintain a regular heartbeat. The cause of death was water intoxication.
I have personally known 2 people who died from alcohol poisoning. One of the people did what this guy did, except it was gin. He took a gallon to the head as a bet. Went to lay down afterwards, and never woke up.
Sad story. Please drink responsibly.
Auntie, could alcohol poisoning (when it’s fatal) be considered a self-indused stroke? Off topic, I just found out the other day it’s a such thing as a spinal stroke. The human body is not to be fugged with.
Yes! That is what they called it. Water intoxication. Exactly. It was really sad. She was dead in minutes as well if I remember correctly.
Sad
Such a tragic and sad situation…
That is sad and so not worth the risk.
I remember
Yeah, that was real sad, because she was doing it for her kids. This reminds me of that.
Yes ?
Off topic: was the post about wiretapping deleted??
One thing I will give those TWC cables vultures where I live, is that EVERY time the new hour comes in, they will say talk to your kids about the dangers of alcohol. For example, it will say it’s 12:00, have you talked to your child about the dangers of alcohol? They do that religiously at the top of each hour.
I wrote the same thing!!! GLAD to know her family won millions! THAT part I didn’t know. That is grwat, even though I know it doesn’t bring her back.
No. Water intoxication is not a stroke.
I was asking about alcohol poisoning, but gotcha. Probably the same thing-not a stroke.
Sidebar: This is an informative article re: young people and colon cancer.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/colon-rectal-cancer-rates-among-181003746.html
Awful.
Yes
Very sad. The international mainstream press claims the Dominican economy is one of the most robust in the Americas but the real truth is that nearly a third of all Dominicans are living off about a dollar a day. Many of these people are extreme and dire poverty, and the country’s agriculture industry is heavily dependent on child labor.
Its a beautiful, vibrant and fun place. But its wracked with poverty. $630 in the Dominican Republic is almost DOUBLE what the average working Dominican earns in a MONTH.
So you can see why he probably took the challenge.
OK, thanks
Hi, how are you
A new father who spends his free time guzzling booze to earn extra diaper money? Sounds like a real winner. ?
$630 to commit suicide, sounds like a fair price. ?
Oh my Tijuana days……
Agree. I shouldn’t be alive with some of the shitt I did when I was younger. Luck of the draw sometimes with our choices. Sure he made a stupid choice but, we all did in our younger years… We just lived to learn from them.
Poor fool. This happens to a lot of frat pledges too and teens who don’t know better. Just not reported as much.
Anybody else notice the skull tee he’s wearing? That’s why I don’t wear anything skull.
I hope the money was given to the care of his child or placed in savings for the child.
I thought there was a new post and it disappeared.
For an Xbox?
When someone is a parent, there are things they just should not do like excessive drinking bets and contests.
Hello! I’m not anyone’s mother, but I have people who rely on me. If I’m off my feet, I can’t be present for them. As such, I maneuver with caution. I’m not feeling well rn. I am trying to hurry up and get right so I can resume business as usual. It’s no joke.
I apologize. I got the story ALL wrong. It was not in NC or SC and it was for a Wii. ( I tried to post the link, but it didn’t work’ look it up on Google). It was tragic.
What you talking about? My dumb ass just escaped death and not hurting nobody elseems 2 weeks ago.Put it thus way, lesson LEARNED. Nothing is more SOBERING than a breatherlizer, when your ass wasn’t drunk.
What a terrible decision the man made.. RIP
Wow
Wow. That’s deep. Thank you for the intel.
Yes they did win a lot . I think people do these contest for all sorts of reasons but money is s motivating factor. Sadly they don’t plan to die from it . If the bar provided the alchhol and/or was making the prize payment then they may be found responsible . Regardless his newborn will. Ever know his dad and it’s just sad . Tragic.
Yes they did win a lot . I think people do these contest for all sorts of reasons but money is s motivating factor. Sadly they don’t plan to die from it . If the bar provided the alchhol and/or was making the prize payment then they may be found responsible . Regardless his newborn will. Ever know his dad and it’s just sad . Tragic.
My intentions were in a joking manner. But thanks for the home abortion tip that clearly didn’t work…. otherwise you wouldn’t be here.
My intentions were in a joking manner. But thanks for the home abortion tip that clearly didn’t work…. otherwise you wouldn’t be here.
Sandra, is that you commenting on Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall, the episode regarding two Atlanta lesbians?
Sandra, is that you commenting on Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall, the episode regarding two Atlanta lesbians?
Chile
16-year-old Lexi Anderson is undergoing heart transplant surgery tonight at Loma Linda Medical Center. Please keep this young lady and her family in prayer. Please also pray for and give thanks for the family whose loved one’s heart was donated that Lexi may have a second-chance at life. We are so abundantly blessed.
Thank God for Jesus. Give you a hug…don’t drive tired.
Her family won millions. I didn’t realize @leapyearpisces and I were both commenting on the story. I wonder if the bar provided the alcohol and the prize money? Seems like they were behind the contest and now want no parts of it .
i saw your reply we were thinking about this story at the same time. Must be the Pisces in us ! I digress ?? I remember her family sued and won millions . I just looked it up it was 10 million. Irony is she was trying to win something for the family she loved and died for it. Hopefully the money was used wisely so she die in vain .
Yes m’am. Like Dubb said below (I am summarizing), people need to show more COMPASSION. I am sure if that young man knew if entering that contest would end his life, he would have went running away on all fours. This is not a situation to make light of or criticize ( I KNOW you are not doing that), because you never KNOW people’s motivation for doing the things they do. Who knows? Maybe that 630.00 what was needed to keep a roof over his family’s head or to feed them. At any rate, let this be a lesson that too much of ANYTHING can be deadly. At any rate, thank you for the additional education. Hopefully her kids (or their benefactor’s) will make good on the funds awarded.
I still woulda done it but I have no sense. Can you do a medical minute on general edema? I have been expanding like hell. 40 lbs in a few months. doctors can’t figure it out. Not cancer, Lupus, diabetes. thyroid, auto immune. They are stumped and I’m stuck fat.
I definitely have had to drive tired and don’t remember how I got home ! I’m glad you are ok!!! Mine came from working mandatory doubles in the healthcare industry or the overnight shift while pregnant! Shewww!!! I’m too old for that now but I am tired sometimes . Your story is warning for everybody !!!! Blessings!
Right before I go to bed- Consider it DONE! on my part, Fen. Goodnight. When more than one gather in his name…
She will be fine, and many blessings to the donor (RIP).
Amen! I prayed for the donor and his/her family as well for their selflessness.
She is covered !!! Angels are dispatched to be with her!!!
Amen! I stand in agreement.
Fen, I am going to call you my turtle. You may appear to be hard on the outside, but you ain’t nothing but pure sweetness on this inside. You are good peeps.
Shhhhhh. No snitching! ? Thank you.
Okay, but…..Honey, you’re a POTATO!!!!!! LOL
Praying for this Angel!!
God bless her and her family ! Praying for strength , healing, and endurance when needed and rest when needed! Let this heart continue to be a perfect match for this young lady! Let her whole body , immune system , organs, white and red blood cells accept this heart as if it was always a part of her body. Let Lexi make a full recovery and do great things in life ! Decree and Declare complete healing and it is so!
Amen !
A potato who loves potato chips!!! Lol
Amen. Thank you so much. ?
Amen!!! ??
Thank you much, and yes I am never going to do that again. GOD is SO good, girl.
LOLOLOL! Goodnight. Pray for me, I am going meatless beginning tomorrow for Lent (yeah, I know Lent started on Wednesday, but it fell on my birthday, and I wanted to enjoy).
You can still have fish, can’t you? I’m not sure if all scavengers fall on the ‘fish’ list, but you can do it. I didn’t give anything up for Lent, but the way I’m feeling, I will need to change my diet.
I’m praying for you going meatless. Please pray for me that I get my hands on some Colace today so I can get my gastrointestinal tract back on track. ???
Yes m’am. I am going to still have my seafood! To get your stomach back on track, do 2 Activias WITH THE CEREAL (that is IMPORTANT ), they taste really good and will set you straight if not immediately, but DEFINITELY in 24 hours
Please don’t ask me how I know. LOL.
We actually have Activia here. I don’t like yogurt, tho. ?? Thank you for the suggestion. If I have plain yogurt, I will try it.
Fen, if you don’t like plain yogurt, do the Activia with the cereal. It is yummy ( I don’t like yogurt either anymore ), and it will get the job done. :-).
My mom only had 2 strawberry Activia left. I just chopped one down so fast! Lol. In the time I replied to you, I went in the kitchen, opened one and ate the entire thing! Lol.
I will def get some more. I don’t like yogurt or anything with fruit in it. I love fresh fruit but no ice cream, yogurt or even pie that has fruit in it. That’s the first time in my life I ate an entire yogurt, especially one with fruit in it that isn’t frozen. Since I downed that, I’m going to try to finish a whole bottle of Kefir in one sitting. That is another good probiotic.
I will kiss my candy goodbye. Bye chips! Bye brownie from Pizza Hut. Bye everything else that I call myself eating in moderation that is likely poisoning me. Hello, water! I need to drink more of you.
I can’t thank you enough! Big hugs to you. (My mom also thanks you, btw.)
Great, but homegirl, tredge lightly with that Kefir. It’s like Activia on steroids!!! LOL. Seriously, though. Nite, ladybug. :-).
Goodnight! Thank you again! I’ve noticed a huge difference after one serving! Almost there. ?
I’m ok. Thanks for asking. Hru?
Yes!
The stupid shitx ppl do for a lil piece of change. Smh
Trader Joe’s veggie pizza burgers are delicious. The marsala veggie burgers are pretty good too.
Good
Prayers for the family
Idiot!!!
Very sad. Alcohol poisoning is real.
This is a sad story, RIP to the young man.
Praying for this young woman.
WOW, rest in peace young man.
This is what I say about people doing some strange things for some change! Like who in their right mind would do such a thing???? I don’t care if U put a 5 to 10 shot glasses in front of me, I know I can only consume only 2 so why would I put my body through trying to take them all. All I gotta say is RIP, gone too soon!
This is what I say about people doing some strange things for some change! Like who in their right mind would do such a thing???? I don’t care if U put a 5 to 10 shot glasses in front of me, I know I can only consume only 2 so why would I put my body through trying to take them all. All I gotta say is RIP, gone too soon!
So sad.
KTran and Breezy have a court hearing today.
Damn lil buddy.
Mawning!!
Sending up prayers for this young lady to JEHOVAH ROPHA! Also praying for the family who donated their loved ones heart. What a gift, to give and receive. #Blessings
Today.
I pray it is drama free!
Ditto: I do not like anything with skulls on it. Saw a cute shirt the other day that someone had made and hidden in the graphics/detail there were SKULLS… that’s a NO for me.
Good Monday mawning to all…
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That’s so sad. Why make a bet like that?
He could have been set up.
Maybe the alcohol was spiked with poison and it wasn’t alcohol poisoning.
Thursday. It was a typo
This is really sad…I’ve had alcohol poisoning one time, it’s not to be played with.
This kid paid with his life for his bad choice why are people being obnoxious and writing cruel comments, retards!
I need this as a sign in my office.
Exactly . We’ve all made stupid decisions before. Every last one of us.
I just have to consider myself fortunate — and blessed — that my dumb decisions didn’t end up costing me my life.
There’s actually a company online that sells them.
http://stjent.pinnaclecart.com/index.php?p=product&id=2977
So did yall discuss the movie Get Out? My “scary ass” saw it this weekend. Thoughts?
I hope when its my time, i dont go out doing something stupid. I bet he woke up wherever he is mad as hell.
Do tell. I dont even know what the movie is about.
RIP to this guy….More than likely he did it because he was a new parent and perhaps his funds were low. I won’t ridicule him however for the poor choice he made.
It’s a good movie. Social demons as someone put it. Have you ever seen Skeleton Key? It puts me in the mind of that.
RIP…so sad
I am really scary too. Is it a scary movie? Like for real? Am I gone be up at night staring at the ceiling? lmbo
Young and not thinking about the consequences
Good Morning Lady!
Love it! LMAO
Haven’t seen it.
I love Skeleton Key.
Our Queen Fantasia was in a car accident and has 2nd degree burns. Fanny gets better
http://www.lovebscott.com/news/get-well-soon-fantasias-husband-says-accident-suffered-2nd-degree-burns-photo
This is horrible. ? What brand tequila was he drinking? RIP??
I think SandraRose.com is doing it’s due diligence before posting about president Trump’s crazy weekend — his fourth in Florida, btw.
Doo doo is all over the fans it seems.
Me too. Get Out puts me sorta in the mind of that movie. Have you seen it?
Get yo movie game up. LMAO j/k j/k :hugs:
No. It wasn’t like that at all. It was (too) intense ON SOME PARTS FOR ME! It had it funny parts as well. But you will have to see it for yourself to judge. Good movie overall. Glad I saw it.
And that my friends is why I stick to Mary Jane!!!
This is so incredibly sad. I’m sure he had no idea the risk he was taking.
Prayers for her. She did her thing at Saturday’s concert.
I saw the reviews months back and was like naw. But since everyone is saying it’s good I’ll check it out.
Apparently there was a Trump post yesterday… but I hear things went left so badly that Ms. Rose deleted the entire post.
I’m ready to go already.
I felt THE SAME WAY! But now that I saw it, it wasn’t so bad. I even said on HERE that I was NOT fuggin with it. The spoofs I’ve been seeing are IGNANT. LOL
good thanks, are you in a better space now? that was tough what you were going throgh
So true! Its ashame cant even go out these days people are not trust worthy.
Damn, r.i.p young man!
Yeah its sad.
Welcome. Its ironic that, when Americans think of starving nations, they always envision Africa. But Haiti and the Dominican Republic (Hispaniola) have some of the highest poverty rates in the world.
Half the people in both those countries don’t even have access to clean water. This is not travel brochure stuff. Its people of color suffering through severe poverty. And where there’s poverty, there’s gonna be crime. Very sad and unfortunately overlooked existence there.
Thanks for the info! I appreciate! I will have to check it out.
I’m still frustrated but I’m just taking it one day at a time. Thanks for asking
No not yet. I gotta go with somebody cause I’m too scary to see it by myself lol
R.I.P.
But we The Living have to contend with reality.
HEADLINE NEWS:
Trump Accuses former Commander-in-Chief President Obama of wiretapping Trump Tower.
New post –
Girl, im pitiful. I went in walmart to buy some music CDs but the shelves were bout empty. I guess im gonna have to learn how to download music?.
Or get Netflix. LOL Or a Firestick. I hear those are the shit!
Hey hun
Hope your day going good
I may have to get one. My office is already so pessimist though. LOL
Lol
Sad, but so stupid to do. Rip.
“He never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at a hospital.”
**
This is unfortunate. That young man did not have to die.
Loved it.
It was scary to me as a person of color… i don’t want to tell the movie, but the end tripped me out, I would have been that extreme with my survival just like the young man in the movie. I’m glad I saw it as well, very creepy, well written and directed, a good story.. Jordan Peele wrote it from a black persons point of view without offending but letting the audience see from our point of view, which is kinda hard but genius..
my sis linked it to skeleton key also.. lol
go see it girl!!! You will be pleased..
+1… Amen… You betta say that!!!
dont be a stranger if you ever are in need!
Good eye. It’s pretty much the same. I loved them both!
I loved it. It makes me feel good about going to the movies again. LOL I’ve seen TWO good movies (John Wick – weekend prior) back-to-back. I even liked some of the humor in it. The best friend.
+1 Have you ever seen Skeleton Key?
RIP
Young people these days act like they are invincible and act recklessly on a “bet” Youth really is wasted on the young. Sad.
OK thank you so much, I really appreciate that:-)
Lmbo!!! The best friend was my dude, funny azz hell!!! When he said something like ” I know iys to soon, but I told you so!!!” I was dying!!!
I like to buy cd’s too but I learned about buying Walmart music when I bought Juvenile cd back in the day. The cuss words were blanked out so parts of the song was fading out. After reading the cd I discovered that Walmart has edited cds. I purchase from Target or Best Buy now because I want my profanity included please. Other than that I’m listening to IHeartRadio.
We were in there clapping and everything. LOL
My brother drinks like an Animal. He aint dead yet. We all know people who can drink like there is not tomorrow
No they are not Sandra. I just thought it was little strange and i’m thinking he may have had other medical issue but who knows
What an idiot! Do you realize how many likes he missed out on by not doing a Facebook Live post?
Of course we do but that’s 16 shots of tequila in one gulp without taking in a breath.
No I didn’t see that one.
Okay… I know this is cold but now who gets the money??
If you ever get the chance. Watch it.
Will do.
Will do.
Lol @ you wanting your profanity. I’ll check them out too.
Sometimes the way they go seems unfortunate, but when he calls u home, it’s just time!
Don’t play with tequila. Had a tequila hangover once and haven’t tried it since. Rest his soul
I just took my last biology class!! You have a med degree?
So sad. Somebody should’ve intervened. 23 is young, naive and reckless. An adult should’ve stepped up. That baby didn’t know no better
Lost his life over 650$ smh how sad is that. May God bless him
tell me again who won the bet?
So who gets the money?
the devil on his shirt and drinking “spirits” gave his life and destiny for NOTHING.
People drink whole fifths all the time on YouTube I thinking ole boy was on some pills also
Agreed
wow??
wow??
I can’t even laugh at this
That’s a crack up!
He had probably been drinking already..
This is sad.
I was just thinking that. Cuz I can put that bottle of patron away in one night. But tons of meat has already been consumed before the shot glasses come out.
Why did I laugh at this? Was I wrong?
He’s reaching now
I’m going to hell for laughing at you
Smh. This is the type of death that causes a delay in transitioning. Sad, sad, sad.
Not at all. It’s the rest of us that chose Christianity and no longer know our sciences that can’t cross him over.
LOL Judi, just scroll past my comments. Pay me no never mind.
That’s over the course of an evening by the shot, not chugging it all down at once. I’m assuming…
the funeral home
How did the surgery go?
So far, so good. She is improving. Posting an update from her father. Thank you for caring. ?https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7a233ee1c86ccc4bbf2bd2f0a694a1bc2ebbbb6fbb90c3d0ddcb2d25bc560197.jpg
Awesome!!! Good to hear. Hang in there Lexi ?
God does not bless the dead. He is a living God. So he blessed only the living.
LOL wut?
Satan please read it again slowly