I wonder what he thought was going to happen? Was he trying to take himself out or just wanting to escape the police and he made a stupid move? As a rule of thumb, I don't go around any big electrical stuff like that.
There are fences - and big signage - around them for a reason. Serious stuff. I have one of those things near me and I drive by it 1-2 times a week. I've yet to be tempted to pull over, climb the fencing and see what I can get into.
But, yes...it appears to be just a run-of-the-mill nimrod. The story doesn't make it sound like he was doing any kind of "challenge" fad or attention-whoring Look At Me!™ stupidity for TikTwitFaceGram (The TikTok "Electrocute Yourself!" Challenge, which, if it existed, would surely have participants).
But hey...did he at least die doing what he loved? We may never know on this one...he's probably half-disintegrated.