VIDEOS: Doom For NYC! Crane Falls Killing David Wichs

One dead, three injured as 20 story-high construction crane collapses during snowstorm crushing cars and sparking gas leaks

A 38-year-old man sitting in his car has been killed and three others injured after a 20-story high construction crane came crashing down in a blustery snowstorm in lower Manhattan this morning. The crane, at 57 Worth Street near Church Street and West Broadway in Tribeca, was being lowered and secured when it plummeted at 8:24am, clipping two buildings as it fell on a line of parked cars. Another victim was trapped in a vehicle, but they have been rescued, authorities say. Two were seriously injured along with one firefighter. All three have been taken to Bellevue Hospital Center. Daily Mail Read More>>>>

Married Harvard-grad trader, 38, is identified as man crushed to death by huge crane that fell 200ft in Manhattan - as cops question operator 'with three DUI arrests' over the terrifying accident caught on video

A 38-year-old Harvard graduate, identified as David Wichs, was killed when a construction crane crashed more than 200 feet to the ground in Manhattan this morning, injuring three others. Wichs was born in Prague and immigrated to the US as a teenager. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in mathematics and worked at the computerized financial trading firm Tower Research Capital. He was married and lived on New York's Upper West Side. The crane, at 57 Worth Street near Church Street and West Broadway in Tribeca, was being lowered and secured when it plummeted at 8:24am, clipping two buildings as it fell on a line of parked cars. Daily Mail Read More>>>>>