12/26/2023 0 Comments Teenager dies from caffeine overdose![]() ![]() "I think time was an important factor, but also it was the so-called perfect storm that occurred that day," Watts said. ![]() He said that Davis had consumed those drinks before and it hadn't affected him in this way. Watts told BuzzFeed News that while this is "obviously something that doesn't happen often," it could "certainly be a possibility for anyone, especially if they have a sensitivity to caffeine and depending on how they drink it." The amount of caffeine in 27 top-selling energy drinks ranges anywhere from about 6 milligrams to 242 milligrams per serving- with some containers having more than one serving, according to a 2012 Consumer Reports study. McDonalds doesn't report the amount of caffeine in its coffees. "This is not an addictive type of situation with him at all,” he added.īased on his weight, Davis's intake of caffeine exceeded what is considered to be a safe level in that time period of two hours, Watts told BuzzFeed News.Ī 20-ounce diet Mountain Dew contains 91 milligrams of caffeine, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. "That was the biggest issue, how he consumed that energy drink," Watts said.ĭavis did not use alcohol or drugs and the autopsy did not reveal any underlying medical conditions that may have played a role in his death, the coroner said. Watts told BuzzFeed News that according to eyewitnesses the biggest issue was that Davis "slammed or chugged the regular-sized energy drink 15 minutes before he passed out." "It was so much caffeine at the time of his death that it caused arrhythmia," Watts sad, referring to a condition marked by an irregular heartbeat. Watts could not specify which energy drink Cripe consumed. "Davis, on this particular day within the two hours prior to his death, had consumed a large diet Mountain Dew, a cafe latte from McDonald's, and also some type of energy drink," coroner Gary Watts said at a press conference. On Monday, the Richland County Coroner ruled that he died from a "caffeine-induced cardiac event causing a probable arrhythmia." Davis Allen Cripe died in a hospital on April 26 after collapsing in a classroom at Spring Hill High School in Chapin. ![]()
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