2025年の独立記念日にブエナパークの自宅で違法花火を使用し、8歳の少女を死亡させたとして、アール・デカストロ被告（47）が過失致死罪などの罪で起訴された。
検察当局によると、デカストロ被告は2025年7月4日に開かれたパーティーのフィナーレとして、400ドル相当の違法な打ち上げ花火に着火した。この装置が誤作動を起こし、弾頭がジャスミン・グエンさんが家族と座っていた私道へ飛散し、付近にあった他の花火にも引火したという。
ブエナパーク警察が救命措置を試みたが、ジャスミンさんは搬送先の病院で死亡が確認された。オレンジ郡地方検事局は今週、デカストロ被告を過失致死罪、重傷を負わせる火災を引き起こした過失、および100ポンド（約45キロ）以上の危険な花火を所持していた疑いで起訴した。
母親のヘイリー・グエンさんは、この出来事を一瞬の事故であると述べ、被告を罰するべきではないとの考えを示している。これに対し、トッド・スピッツァー地方検事は、違法花火を購入し着火することに「事故」など存在しないと主張している。
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