The joyous celebration in Philadelphia after the Eagles’ NFC Championship victory was tempered by a terrible occurrence. After falling from a light pole on Sunday night during post-game celebrations at 15th and Market streets, 18-year-old Tyler Sabapathy of Temple University died on Tuesday. According to ABC 6 Philadelphia, Sabapathy, a native of Toronto, Canada, suffered significant head trauma in the accident and was put on life support before passing away from his wounds at Jefferson Hospital.
Temple University mourns
Temple President John Fry and Vice President for Student Affairs Jodi Bailey sent a poignant statement expressing their sadness over the first-year student’s passing. We write to inform you of the passing of Tyler Sabapathy, a first-year student, with great grief. Tyler died this afternoon after suffering severe injuries over the weekend, according to Bailey.
