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URL: http://www.channel2000.com/news/stories/news-990813-115110.html

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Posted 9:55 a.m. August 13, 1999 -- A
failed attempt at getting a better view of last night's Perseid meteor
shower cost a Newport Beach man his life.

Scott Millet was electrocuted when he tried to cut wires in a street light so
he could see the spectacle better through a telescope, reported CBS 2 News.

The 20-year-old apparently broke into the base of the city light pole and
"used a tool to cut the main power cord," Newport Beach police Sgt.
Mike McDermott told news wires. "As a result, he was electrocuted and
was found to be unresponsive by responding paramedics."

It all happened around 1 a.m. outside the victim's home on the 1800
block of Santiago Drive, said the television station. Millet died at a
hospital a short time after the accident.
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Electrocution in Newport Beach

A young man was electrocuted in Newport Beach today when he
allegedly tried to cut wires in a city light pole to darken the
street so he could view a meteor shower through a telescope,
police said. Scott Millett, 20, died at a hospital a short time after
the 1 AM accident outside his home in the 1800 block of Santiago Drive,
said Newport Beach police Sgt. Mike McDermott.

``He had been viewing a meteor shower through a telescope with
family members in the street near his residence,'' McDermott
said. ``He decided that a nearby street light was hindering his
viewing of the stars and he broke into the base of the city light
pole, exposing the wiring.

"He then used a tool and attempted to cut the main power cord,
'' McDermott said. ``As a result, he was electrocuted and was found to
be unresponsive by responding paramedics.''
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URL: http://www.msnbc.com/local/knbc/201846.asp#BODY

Scott Millett, 20, died at a hospital a short time after the
1 a.m. accident outside his home in the 1800 block of
Santiago Drive, said Newport Beach police Sgt. Mike McDermott.
He had been viewing a meteor shower through a
telescope with family members in the street near his
residence, McDermott said. He decided that a nearby
street light was hindering his viewing of the stars and he
broke into the base of the city light pole, exposing the wiring.
He then used a tool and attempted to cut the main
power cord, McDermott said. As a result, he was
electrocuted and was found to be unresponsive by
responding paramedics.
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