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Falling Death Prompts Lawsuit In New London
A woman fell as she tried to cross a six-foot void between an unused fire escape and the back deck of a bar.
NEW LONDON, CT — A Bank Street business, a city official and another bar are being sued after a 26-year-old woman fell to her death from the back deck.
Emily Eshenfelder was intoxicated and tired to cross a six-foot void between an unused fire escape and the back deck of the former Old Roadhouse bar in September 2015, according to The Day.
The lawsuit names building owner Thomas Crosby Jr., former Old Roadhouse bar owner Rachel Barclay and city building official Kirk Kripas.
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The lawsuit claims Eshenfelder had a blood alcohol content of .307 percent and also names O'Neill's Brass Rail bar owner and permittee as defendants.
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