Bridgeport Teen Killed When Awning Collapses
A seventeen year old senior at Bridgeport High School was tragically killed today when a storefront awning fell on her as she was running through downtown Bridgeport with a classmate. The girl, Leslie Denison, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her friend and felllow BHS cross country runner, Becca Logan, also 17, was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth where she was listed in stable condition.
This tragedy happened in front of Club Barbell on Halsell Street about 4 p.m. The girls were merely running down the sidewalk when the awning and connected bricks and mortar came crashing down. This is an absolutely incredible case of bad timing. I have heard of tree limbs falling and injuring runners, but this is unimaginable. How does a store awning just come crashing down?
This wrongful death certainly will be investigated, but for now one must wonder and speculate how it happened. Was the awning recently attached? Were there recent modifications to the awning or any part of the front of the building? Were there any signs of stress? Who installed the awning? Hopefully these questions and many more will be answered. Sometimes it takes extensive civil litigation to find out all of the real answers.
Information and commentary provided by Texas Injury Lawyer Mark A. Anderson. Phone 817-294-1900 and www.maafirm.com.
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