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Falling Concrete Panel Kills Pregnant Woman In Downtown Lexington
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Pregnant Woman Killed By Falling Concrete Panel
(AP) -- A pregnant woman was killed Tuesday morning when a concrete panel fell onto her from the second floor of a downtown parking garage.
Stephanie Hufnagel, 22, who was eight months pregnant, died around 8 a.m., according to the Fayette County coroner's office.
The panel, which was part of a garage adjacent to the Chase Bank building where Hufnagel worked, fell after being struck by a pickup truck.
The panel was about six inches thick and weighed between 5,000 and 6,000 pounds. Michael Martin, project foreman for Schnell Contractors of Louisville, which has worked on the garage, said it was prefabricated concrete, bolted to the side of the structure.
"Obviously there has been a horrible accident," said Josh Workman, chief operating officer of TIC Properties of Greenville, S.C., which owns the garage and the bank building. "Our sympathies go out to the families and all the parties involved. We are currently assisting the authorities any way we can."
Sgt. David Lyons of the Lexington Police Department said officers were still investigating why the truck hit the wall.
Hufnagel's husband, Brian, also worked at Chase Bank. The two have a young daughter.
The bank and the garage were temporarily closed, and three fire trucks remained on the scene Tuesday afternoon.
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Pregnant Woman Killed By Falling Concrete Panel
(AP) -- A pregnant woman was killed Tuesday morning when a concrete panel fell onto her from the second floor of a downtown parking garage.
Stephanie Hufnagel, 22, who was eight months pregnant, died around 8 a.m., according to the Fayette County coroner's office.
The panel, which was part of a garage adjacent to the Chase Bank building where Hufnagel worked, fell after being struck by a pickup truck.
The panel was about six inches thick and weighed between 5,000 and 6,000 pounds. Michael Martin, project foreman for Schnell Contractors of Louisville, which has worked on the garage, said it was prefabricated concrete, bolted to the side of the structure.
"Obviously there has been a horrible accident," said Josh Workman, chief operating officer of TIC Properties of Greenville, S.C., which owns the garage and the bank building. "Our sympathies go out to the families and all the parties involved. We are currently assisting the authorities any way we can."
Sgt. David Lyons of the Lexington Police Department said officers were still investigating why the truck hit the wall.
Hufnagel's husband, Brian, also worked at Chase Bank. The two have a young daughter.
The bank and the garage were temporarily closed, and three fire trucks remained on the scene Tuesday afternoon.