Comment on UI student dies after falling off roof while visiting friend in Campustown

Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said the death Saturday of Destyni Thomas, 21, of Urbana appears to be a tragic accident but remains under investigation by the his office and Champaign police. CHAMPAIGN — A University of Illinois student died over the weekend after falling off the roof of a home in Campustown. Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said Destyni Thomas, 21, of Urbana was visiting a friend in the 0-100 block of John Street in Champaign when the incident occurred early Saturday morning. read more