Uploaded June 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Plainfield, New Jersey (WABC) -- A woman was injured in New Jersey Thursday afternoon when she fell 6 feet through a sidewalk access door while distracted by her cell phone.
The incident happened just after noon in front of Acme Windows on Somerset Street in Plainfield.
Authorities say the 67-year-old woman appeared to be texting when she fell through the open bilco doors.
She fell 6 feet to the floor below.
A girl and woman walking in the other direction saw it all, and in just a few moments, a whole crowd gathered to see what happened.
Read more here: abc7ny.com/news/texting-woman-seriously-hurt-in-fall-through-sidewalk-access-door-/2072622
Plainfield, New Jersey (WABC) -- A woman was injured in New Jersey Thursday afternoon when she fell 6 feet through a sidewalk access door while distracted by her cell phone.
The incident happened just after noon in front of Acme Windows on Somerset Street in Plainfield.
Authorities say the 67-year-old woman appeared to be texting when she fell through the open bilco doors.
She fell 6 feet to the floor below.
A girl and woman walking in the other direction saw it all, and in just a few moments, a whole crowd gathered to see what happened.
Read more here: abc7ny.com/news/texting-woman-seriously-hurt-in-fall-through-sidewalk-access-door-/2072622
