Victims of University Ave., East Adams crash identified as SU graduate students
The two victims of the fatal University Avenue and East Adams crash on Thursday were identified as international SU graduate students. Neither SPD nor SU have confirmed their identities pending family notification. Leanne Rivera | Daily Orange File Photo
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The two people killed in a pedestrian vehicle accident at University Avenue and East Adams Street Thursday were Syracuse University graduate students, SU confirmed in a campus-wide email Monday afternoon.
The 23-year-old woman and 24-year-old man were international graduate students in SU’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, according to the email. The two were pursuing master’s degrees in computer engineering, syracuse.com reported following a Friday evening vigil.
The two were hit by a vehicle near university property at around 10:36 a.m. Thursday.
SU chose not to release the students’ names now out of respect for their families’ wishes, the statement reads. The Syracuse Police Department identified the students Monday evening.
“They were accomplished scholars with wide-ranging interests—spanning electrical engineering and bioinstrumentation to computer science, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence,” Allen Groves, SU’s senior vice president and chief student experience officer, wrote in the email. “Each brought deep curiosity, purpose and talent to their studies and their research. They will leave a lasting impact on our academic community.”
The woman was pronounced dead on-scene and the man was initially transported to Upstate University Hospital in critical condition for traumatic injuries, SPD said in a Thursday press release. He died later that night in the hospital.
Multiple SU buildings — including the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Marshall Square Mall and the College of Professional Studies — were in the immediate vicinity of the accident. SU’s Department of Public Safety released an alert at 11:24 a.m. Thursday urging residents to avoid the area as SPD continued its investigation.
Police said the driver of the vehicle remained on scene and cooperated with officers.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information can contact the Syracuse Police Traffic Division at (315) 442 – 5130.
For support, students can reach SU’s Barnes Center at The Arch at (315) 443-800, Student Outreach and Support at (315) 443-4357 or Hendricks Chapel at (315) 443-2901. Faculty and staff can call Carebridge’s assistance program at (800) 437-0911
This post will be updated with additional reporting.
