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Worker Identified After 50-Foot Fall From Steelers' Acrisure Stadium Scoreboard; $62K+ Raised
The worker who fell nearly 50 feet from the main scoreboard at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday night, Oct. 25, has been identified as Keith Keller, who remains in critical condition, officials and loved ones announced on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Emergency crews rushed to Acrisure Stadium around 10 p.m. after Keller, who had been installing production equipment, fell from the scoreboard onto a mid-level catwalk, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety.
Firefighters and medics reached Keller using a rope system, stabilized him, and lowered him to the ground in a Stokes basket, authorities said in a relea…
US Marshals Arrest DWI Driver In Deadly Toms River Crash, 2 Tried Lying To Help Him Hide: Cops
A man with a long criminal record has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a construction worker in Toms River — and two women are accused of lying to protect him, authorities said.
Douglas Smith, 51, is accused of hitting Allen Adams, 50, of Lumberton, while Adams was working in a construction zone on Lakewood Road around 1 a.m. on July 31, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said.
Adams, who was operating machinery with flashing amber warning lights, was struck by a northbound vehicle driven by Smith, prosecutors said. He was taken to Community Medical Center in T…
