Early this morning, a motorist reported that her parked car was struck by debris falling from a construction project at 139 High St.:
... It appeared as though a piece of a sign under construction fell from the building and landed on the victim's parked 2000 Mercury Villager causing damage. No injuries were reported and Inspectional Services was notified and responded.
Like many other people, Derek Lumpkins gets a bit wigged out by the scaffolding collapse - since he used to walk by the site often. But he says what really bothers him is learning there was no state agency overseeing such work:
How many of us didn't think something like "I've walked right by that scaffolding" yesterday?
Liz Pund was freaked out:
... I mean, it's such a random thing. It could've easily been myself or someone I know. In fact I was in that area of the city just on Saturday night ...
Jen Stewart goes yikes:
... There were white sheets covered in blood everywhere and pools of it pouring down the street. ...
... So, I was walking to my dorm from class, and I heard this HUGE crash. ...
Boston LiveJournal discussion of the collapse.
... This instance of near-me-but-not-me fatality makes me thankful to be alive. ...
Photos from the scene. Even more photos.
Photos of the scene several hours later.
... I got as close as I could and it was mayhem down there ...
There but for the grace of God ...
The Globe (eyewitness accounts; MP3 audio from the scene) and the Herald (coverage; blog with eyewitness accounts) showed they can cover breaking news as it happens. At least on a weekday downtown (as opposed to a Sunday evening in Roxbury). But you'd think somebody in the boston.com newsroom might have been able to convince somebody in the ad department to turn off the "breaking glass" floating ad for a bit:
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