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(Scroll down for video) A man died after driving into explosives he has put around his marijuana plants, according to police reports in New York.
New York State Police said that a 50-year-old man died on Saturday after he apparently became the victim of booby traps that had been set up to protect marijuana plants on his property.
Sheriff's Department officials on Sunday identified the victim as Daniel R. Ricketts, who owns the property and a home on Saw Mill Road near Thacher Park, the site of the accident.
Ricketts was driving a vehicle in the backyard of his property about 2:30 pm on Saturday when he was almost decapitated after bumping into an almost invisible wire, which was one of the traps he set around four large marijuana plants.
The sheriff said the wire appeared to be the type used in pianos, but said it is not clear what purpose it served as a security measure, besides being dangerous to someone who drives.
Other protections for the plants included barbed wire and leg trap, similar to something used to catch coyotes, the sheriff said. He said alcohol may have been a factor in the incident.