CHICAGO DOOM! Cubs Fan Dies After Falling Over Railing At Wrigley

A Wheaton man died a day after falling over a railing and hitting his head while leaving Wrigley Field after Tuesday night's game, officials said. Richard E. Garrity, 42, was pronounced dead at 3:33 p.m. Wednesday at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Garrity was taken by private ambulance to the hospital, police said. The Cubs said in a statement that Garrity fell as he was leaving the ballpark around 11 p.m. The game had ended around 10:20 p.m. "The thoughts and prayers of our entire organization are with his family during this difficult time," the Cubs statement said. Source