Tyler Sabapathy fell backward from the pole and hit his head on the concrete sidewalk, the station reported. He was rushed to a hospital with a brain injury and died there two days later. “The loss of a promising 18-year-old man like Tyler is both tragic and traumatic,” university president John Fry wrote in an open letter to the school. “There are no words that can make sense of it, and the entire Temple community mourns his passing.” The letter noted that Sabapathy, a native of Toronto, was a member...

Following the Philadelphia Eagles’ victory over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, the streets of Philadelphia became flooded with fans celebrating the win and the upcoming Super Bowl appearance. Throughout the initial celebrations and aftermath, the Philadelphia Police Department reported ‘several significant incidents’ that took place overnight. According to the PPD, a total of 31 citations were issued for Disorderly Conduct or Failure to Disperse. Among those cited were 30 adults and one juvenile.

Three pedestrians were injured after a car hit a crowd leaving the Philadelphia Eagles' playoff game on Sunday night. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, the incident occurred at Broad Street and Spring Garden Street around 9:30 p.m. The Eagles defeated the Washington Commanders 55-23 at nearby Lincoln Financial Field earlier in the day. Fans spilled out into the streets to celebrate the win. A driver is in custody, and the collision did not immediately appear to be intentional, police said, and the victims did not suffer any life-threatening injuries,...

A vehicle plowed into a crowd in downtown Philadelphia on Sunday night during a massive gathering to celebrate the Philadelphia Eagles’ victory and trip to the Super Bowl. At least three people were seriously injured in the wreck, though many more were struck by the car, according to video obtained by local NBC affiliate WCAU. The driver of the vehicle was detained almost immediately, Philadelphia police said in a social media post. Cops said the crash “does not appear intentional at this time.” “Everybody dancing, getting along,” one witness told...

A person is in police custody after the vehicle they drove reportedly slammed into a crowd of people celebrating in Philadelphia on Sunday following the Eagles playoff win over the Washington Commanders, police said. According to a Sunday night post on X from the Philadelphia Police Department, officers responded to North Broad and Spring Garden streets just after 9:30 p.m. to investigate a vehicle hitting a pedestrian accident. The intersection where the vehicle struck the crowd took place is about a half mile north of Philadelphia City Hall. An initial...

Philadelphia police are actively searching for a man who was caught on video firing a gun while standing in a huge crowd of Eagles fans celebrating Sunday night's NFC Championship. Philadelphia police are actively searching for a man who was caught on video firing a gun while standing in a huge crowd of Eagles fans celebrating Sunday night's NFC Championship. Philadelphia police are actively searching for a man who was caught on video firing a gun while standing in a huge crowd of Eagles fans celebrating Sunday night's NFC Championship....

Eagles fans are known for their raucous celebrations after big wins. On Sunday, a mostly joyous celebration on the streets of Philadelphia turned scary when a car drove into a crowd of fans celebrating the Eagles’ 55-23 NFC championship win over the Washington Commanders. The incident occurred in the Spring Garden section at around 9:30 p.m., according to ABC’s Philadelphia affiliate. Philadelphia police soon posted on social media that the driver was in custody and that the “collision did not immediately appear to be intentional.” The victims did not suffer...

A driver in Philadelphia hit and injured three pedestrians in a crowd of people after the Eagles’ NFC Championship win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday, police said. The driver, who was not immediately identified, was in custody. Philadelphia police said the incident didn’t immediately appear to be intentional. The victims reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries. SIGN UP FOR TUBI AND STREAM SUPER BOWL LIX FOR FREE "Auto Vs. Pedestrians crash at Broad and Spring Garden – driver of vehicle is in custody. Does not appear intentional at this time," police...

Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A car was driven into a crowd gathered in a Philadelphia neighborhood, injuring three, as fans celebrated the Philadelphia Eagles' win over the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship game, police said. The incident occurred about 9:30 p.m. EST Sunday night at Broad and Spring Garden streets near Center City, a historical arts and entertainment hub. The Philadelphia Police Department said on X that the driver of the vehicle was taken into custody, and that the incident "does not appear to be intentional at this time."...

Chaos unfolds in the streets when a Philadelphia sports team wins a major event. It's like clockwork, and that chaos wasted no time following the Eagles' blowout victory over the Washington Commanders to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl. While the vast majority of Eagles fans celebrating the win simply shut down entire streets and climbed a few light poles here and there - which is innocent fun when it comes to Birds fans - it wasn't all ‘mostly peaceful’ celebrations taking place. The city's Democratic mayor, who can't...