He was trying to get into a club (or bar) and was forcibly refused service because he was already smashed. The bouncer pretty much did a once over on him and he ended up in ICU. It was there that his family pulled the plug I believe.
I know there are a lot of articles already in circulation on who was this man called Jaco Pastorius. But coming from a simple man (who by chance also plays bass) admires great musicians, Jaco may...
Jaco pastorius had many bass guitars. Some of witch are owned by private collectors. Jaco was very rough with his bass guitars therefore some of his bass guitars are broken in many pieces.