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Scotland Pedestrian Crash Kills Globally Renowned Philadelphia Scholar, Princeton Librarian
A doctor from Philadelphia who has been working as a librarian at Princeton University but known globally for his scholarly work has died following a pedestrian crash in Scotland.
William Noel, 58, was struck by a Citroen Relay van in the evening hours of Wednesday, April 10 in Edinburgh, police in Scotland said. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, where he died of his injuries on Monday, April 29, police said.
The driver of the van, a 40-year-old man, was arrested and released pending further enquiries.
According to his bio on the Princeton website, Noel is a "curator and li…
