CHICAGO (WLS) One man was killed and another was injured after an awning collapsed over a driveway Wednesday at an off-track betting site in Pullman on the Far South Side.
Firefighters furiously shoveled snow as fast as they could and simultaneously scrambled to saw through the collapsed canopy at Club Hawthorne Chicago, 11203 Corliss Avenue. The canopy had approximately a foot and a half of snow that accumulated on top, said Jamar Sullivan, Chicago Fire Dept. District Chief of Special Operations.
Rescuers were desperate to get to a man trapped underneath metal, wood and heavy snow. They pulled a man out from underneath the snow-covered canopy just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.
CHICAGO (WLS) One man was killed and another was injured after an a canopy collapsed over a driveway Wednesday at an off-track betting site in Pullman on the Far South Side.
The Cook County Medical Examiner s office identified the man killed as 54-year-old Randy Pate Sr. and ruled his death an accident. His death was caused by multiple injuries as a result of compression by awning and snow.
Chicago police said Thursday they are investigating Pate s death as an accident.
Still in shock, Pate s family said they want the off-track betting site to be held accountable as they began making funeral arrangements Thursday.
are having a bunch of fun, you can have fun in a couple inches as long as you re the parent and you don t have to drive anybody. look at the collapses, baltimore at 22.5 inches of snow, just from the storm yesterday. they had almost 25 from the storm couple days before that. right. so, we are seeing roof collapses. i have one from american university, mitchell stover sent in an i-report here, if you have anything like this, please send it in, just don t go into harm s way to get here. to do it. to get your pictures. we don t need your pictures if you re putting yourself in harm s way. but american university had kind of an awning collapse. we know now of almost 15 boats that are sunk in d.c. marinas that were under cover. you know, the nice marina slips because they put a cover on top, well, they have now pushed the boats under the water. look at the numbers. this is the total snowfall so far this year. for the winter. for this winter. wow. six feet of snow at dulles. 7