THE 8:30 REPORT: This Morning in Philly
“Experimental” doesn’t necessarily mean “leave out the fuel gauge”: A 70-year-old pilot and his passenger fortunately escaped injury when the experimental light aircraft they were flying in crashed in someone’s front yard in Winslow Township, Camden County. The pilot, returning from a trip to the Shore, says he ran out of fuel, causing the plane to plummet. [CBS 3]
Cardinals fan dies: One of the two visiting Cardinals fans hit by an alleged drunk driver after the Phillies-Cardinals game on Juy 10th died Saturday at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Cindy Grassi, a 43-year-old former teacher from St. Louis, had suffered a brain injury, a broken pelvis and a broken leg when Philadelphian Joseph Genovese Jr., 18, ran into the pair as they crossed Broad Street near Curtin. Her friend, 36-year-old Sandra Wacker, remains in critical condition at HUP. [Daily News]
Rip currents kill three at the Shore: Two men drowned in Wildwood and another in Atlantic City over the weekend as wave effects from a distant tropical storm helped to create rip currents all along the Jersey shore. Conditions may stay hazardous for another two says, and some towns, such as Belmar, have banned swimming until the situation stabilizes. [KYW]
