Woman Swept Off Rooftop While Peeing

A young woman was seriously injured after she reportedly went to a Washington Heights roof to urinate and fell two stories onto the roof of an adjacent building. Her friend reportedly told 911 that she was blown off the roof by strong winds.

Police say the incident happened around 2:15 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment building on W. 179th Street near Audubon Avenue. The Daily News reports that Meri Marabyan, 19, and Jesus Plata, 21, had gone to the building to visit a resident there. Police sources told the News the three were drinking rum and beer in the stairwell.

Both women reportedly went to the roof of the five-story building to urinate when Marabyan fell off and landed on the rooftop of the next door building, which is two stories lower. "[Marabyan] was blown off the roof by the wind," Plata told a 911 operator shortly afterwards. The wind speed was around 7 MPH at that time in the city (the wind gust, which is was not recorded at that time and location by Weather Underground, was likely higher).

Marabyan suffered internal injuries, and was taken to Harlem Hospital, where she is listed in critical but stable condition. According to the NY Post, investigators aren't sure whether she was blown off by the wind or if she simply lost her balance and fell.

In a separate incident on Tuesday, 57-year-old Clifford M. Lemay died after falling from the roof of a seven-story office building in Teaneck, NJ. Police have attributed his death to a "horrific accident," with a peak wind gust around 32 MPH in the area around the time of the fall.

Via: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/woman-hurt-falling-5-story-nyc-building-article-1.2582127

Used Car Salesman Killed in Test Drive

One never knows what fate the day might bring when they leave for work in the morning. Imagine the shock of witnessing a fellow used car salesperson pull off the lot to test-drive a used Corvette and learn shortly afterward the customer crashed the Corvette in a high-speed accident, and killed the salesman.

After the smoke clears all of the details of this senseless, fatal accident will come to light, but for now the events that led up to the death of 43-year-old Warren Smale a used car salesperson for CarMax’s Ontario, California location are the following…

According to witnesses at the scene, the driver of the Corvette careened into a tree at speeds estimated to be in excess of 70mph. This man was 28 year-old Alex Demetro of Union City, California. Of note, Union City is a suburb of San Francisco, over 400-miles north of Ontario and it’s not known if Demetro had the means to buy the Corvette, or why he chose such a far away location to shop. Demetro was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony driving under the influence of drugs. Police inspectors did not say if Demetro was injured, but did say he was not suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, but suspect illegal drugs were involved.

The victim, Warren Smale of Montclair, was transported in critical condition to San Antonio Regional Hospital, in nearby Upland, where he died.

CarMax spokesperson Catherine Gryp stated the loss was “an incredibly sad day for the CarMax family. Our hearts and prayers go out to our associate's family. CarMax is working closely with the authorities on the investigation.”

Via: http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/drug-addled-test-driver-crashes-corvette-into-tree-kills-carmax-salesman/ar-BBpYoQB

Man shoots self with gun while taking selfies

A 43-year-old Washington state man died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the face with what he thought was an unloaded gun.

The man and his girlfriend were at a residence in the 46000 block of Baker Loop Road taking photos of themselves with the gun when the incident occurred, Skagit County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Patrol Chad Clark said.

The girlfriend reported that the pair had done this several times during the day, with the man apparently removing the bullets and then reloading the gun multiple times.

After the last time, however, a bullet apparently remained in the gun, Clark said.

The death is being investigated as accidental, Clark said.


Via: http://www.goskagit.com/all_access/man-accidentally-kills-himself-while-taking-photos-with-gun/article_9d800601-988c-5ba7-b898-3cd211eb874a.html

Woman in video promoting prescription drug abuse found dead of prescription drug abuse

A 25-year-old Staten Island woman who appeared in a bizarre rap video about prescription drug abuse was found dead by her boyfriend in her Staten Island home yesterday afternoon. The NYPD said officers responding to a 911 call found Sharissa Turk "unconscious and unresponsive with no apparent trauma" inside the house at 535 Jefferson Boulevard in Annadale. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, but police sources tell the tabloids Turk's death is being investigated as a drug overdose.

When Turk was 22 she portrayed a blue drug fairy in a widely-viewed YouTube music video by Staten Island's White Trash Clan. Shortly after the video went viral in 2013, Turk was arrested for selling oxycodone to an undercover investigator. Turk, who was employed by Edible Arrangements at the time, avoided prison time by agreeing to participate in a drug-treatment program.

Incite DaRiot, Turk's fiance at the time and the producer of the "My World Is Blue" video, told Gothamist shortly after Turk's arrest that "the video was made to show the downfall of drug users, and bring attention to the epidemic that every Staten Islander is fully aware of. We thought, 'Let's take a risk, let's address something that's really serious.' We know people have family members that have died because of this shit, so we didn't want to make fun of it."

Turk is the second person who participated in the video to wind up dead. Last August, Gerard Kelly, a rapper in the video, died of “probable acute drug intoxication,” according to the city Medical Examiner’s office.

Via: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/s-woman-played-blue-fairy-drug-video-found-dead-article-1.2549764