He wouldnt identify himself or provide any details about the victim. Police are not releasing the injured teens name. Tins temperature und who knows who made these . We dont know if its a company or someone in a basement making these illegal fireworks and selling them. So we have no idea. Reporter the victim is expected to survive. Police say hell live the rest of his life with disfiguring zwr injuries. They just think its an exciting night and lets do what we can do and make the loudest noises that we can make. Reporter how smart do you think they are . [ laughter ] not smart enough, apparently. Reporter in newark, david louie, abc7 news. The chp tweeted today that at least 47 people died in car crashes over the fourth of july weekend. Its what the chp terms maximum enforcement period. Many victims were not wearing seat belts. Chp made more than 1200 dui arrests between friday night and midnight last night. New at 6 00, take a look at the illegal fireworks morgan hill picked up yester
Damage to his hand after a firework exploded last night. It was an illegal firework. David louie is live tonight with the story of a Lesson Learned too late. David . Reporter it happened right here. Police officers say they found an 18yearold man who admitted that he was setting off illegal fireworks. Something went terribly wrong and Police Officers jumped in when the man started bleeding out, taking a belt to fashion a tourniquet. The biggest explosion of the night, prompting a neighbor to run over, who discovered a man with a bloody left hand. I believe he was in shock. He kept saying, what did i do, what did i do . And that was pretty much it. Reporter camera video shows the man suffered burns to the body. Two newark Police Officers happened to come by on fireworks enforcement patrol. The 18yearold told police he was setting off illegal fireworks. It was a mortar round where you typically put it into a tube and it shoots up into the air and explodes, which is usually the most dange