Community Chat

[FancyPhillyshopper]

My deepest sympathy to the family for this tragic loss. 

Erica Tishman has been described as an "extraordinary New Yorker in every way."

Her deeds speak for themselves and she will be lovingly remembered throughout the city.

[PINKdogWOOD]

This is one of the sickest tragedies ever. These kids will fry in hell for this crime. And the family of the third one on the run needs to give him up. Stop hiding and protecting him. He will be found sooner than later I pray.

[hckynut]

@PINKdogWOOD 

Are you talking about the young college girl that was killed by a 13 year old? If so, I am with you on catching all those young kids that were involved in this horrendous act. Commit an adult crime, be tried as an adult. They know right from wrong or they would not have ran.

hckynut

[Johnnyeager]

Looks like two tragic deaths have been conflated here:  the pedestrian struck and killed by falling debris and the college student savagely murdered in Morningside Park.  

[sidsmom]

Add another.

Middle of the morning...beautiful area. 
The victim's age wasn't mentioned but I immediately thought...

more than likely it was an older person just enjoying the beautiful 

weather....and yep, 72-yr old lady.

She was just out living her life & this young man, drunk,

literally mowed her down. So sad & senseless.

Officers arrived about 10:50 a.m. shortly after the crash in the 4500 block of Avondale Avenue, near Turtle Creek Boulevard.

According to police, the driver was headed east on Avondale when he lost control of his black Audi sedan and veered onto the sidewalk, striking the victim. The car also knocked over a light pole.

The victim, 72-year-old Nancy Dennington, was taken to Parkland Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead.

Police said the driver, 30-year-old Ryan Crews, faces a charge of intoxication manslaughter.

[PINKdogWOOD]

@hckynut   Yes I am.

[cherry]

My understanding is ,the owners of the structure had been warned ,and ignored it..They deserve to be sued imo

[Vivian]

Over 1300 buildings will now be inspected after this tragedy. Apparently, the faulty brick problem had not been unknown to authorities and now a woman has died. I hope these inspections will prevent more deaths. Ironic, isn't it, that they already know which buildings to look at.