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A 21-year-old is accused of providing alcohol to Pittsburgh Pirates fan who fell from the stand on the field last month, according to several reports.
Kavan Markwood, a 20-year-old former college footballer, was identified as the man More than 20 meters fell on the right field warning track.
According to reports, Ethan Kirkwood was accused of having furnished alcohol for a minor.
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An audience on opening day is looking at a game between Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Yankees at PNC Park in Pittsburgh April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
WTAE cited a criminal complaint that highlighted surveillance video showing Kirkwood and Markwood with alcohol several times. The complaint said Kirkwood admitted to buying Markwood alcohol.
The Pittsburgh police did not immediately respond to an E email from Pakinomist Digital.
Markwood lay on dirt in the right field after Chicago Cubs.
The 20-year-old broke his neck, Clavicle and back in the fall, but Markwood says he is “okay” despite a long way to recover.
A fan is on the warning track in the right field in PNC Park after falling out of the grandstand during the seventh lap of a game between Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs in Pittsburgh 30 April 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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“I can’t really sleep. I have a lot of back pain,” he told him triblive.
Markwood described his injuries as “broken everything” which also included a raised hand.
“I think when I get home, I just put ice cream on it,” he added.
After the accident, Markwood was rushed to Allegheny General Hospital‘s trauma unit where he was in critical condition at one point.
Pittsburgh Public Safety noticed what was happening an accident and fans sitting near Markwood said he had been excited about a Pirates’ rally during the game and continued to take off his shirt and pour beer on himself before the fall, according to it according to it Pittsburgh Tribune review.
Pittsburgh Pirates hosts Philadelphia Phillies during the fourth round at PNC Park in Pittsburgh 21 July 2024. (Charles Leclaire/USA Today Sports)
Markwood played for two Division II football programs, Walsh University and Wheeling University. He played at Wheeling in 2023 and performed in four games, according to the team’s side.
