If the player is controlling a gang member and is hit by a rocket or any other lethal explosive, it's likely that the Wasted procedure will trigger (the "Wasted" message and sound don't appear, however). The player will still be controlling the gang member after respawning at the hospital, but he will ragdoll immediately and stay there, because he had already died. Using spacebar to control another member or returning to the original character deals with this situation, but it can be annoying.
If the player is controlling a gang member and is hit by a rocket or any other lethal explosive, it's likely that the Wasted procedure will trigger (the "Wasted" message and sound don't appear, however). The player will still be controlling the gang member after respawning at the hospital, but he will ragdoll immediately and stay there, because he had already died. Using spacebar to control another member or returning to the original character deals with this situation, but it can be annoying.