Man Dies After Fall at Reliant Stadium

Man falls five stories off escalator

A Houston man fell to his death Thursday at Reliant Stadium.

According to officials, the man,  identified by KPRC-TV as 25-year-old Jonathan Kelly, was trying to slide down an escalator, but instead fell five stories and landed face down.

Several Texans fans who were in the stadium for the team's preseason finale against the Minnesota Vikings, witnessed the fall.

The man was rushed to an area hospital where he later died.

KPRC reports investigators are waiting for toxicology reports to determine if Kelly had an alcohol in his system.

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