A teenager in the US died as a result of drinking a number of highly-caffeinated drinks too quickly, according to a coroner in South Carolina. The teenager, who was not named, had been at an after-prom party and drank two shots of vodka before going out for dinner with friends. Cripe, who had no prior heart condition, died from a "caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia". The death was not the result of a caffeine overdose, but rather of the fact that the caffeine was ingested so quickly, the coroner stated.
A teenager in the US died as a result of drinking a number of highly-caffeinated drinks too quickly, according to a coroner in South Carolina. Davis Allen Cripe, who was aged 16, collapsed after drinking a McDonald's coffee, a Mountain Dew and an energy drink, which may have contained up to 470 milligrams of caffeine in under two hours. Cripe, who had no prior heart condition, died from a "caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia". The death was not the result of a caffeine overdose, but rather of the fact that the caffeine was ingested so quickly, the coroner stated.