Posted on 07/22/2004 9:52:57 AM PDT by BMC1
Edited on 07/22/2004 9:55:31 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
An angry, wheelchair-bound Wisconsin man who enjoys flipping off freight trains may have to cut back on his hobby — one of the trains hit him.
Leland Laird, 54, was at his customary position, middle finger proudly aloft, next to the train tracks in Appleton at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, reports the Appleton Post-Crescent.
That's when a Canadian National (search) engine's gas tank clipped Laird's wheelchair, sending him tumbling to the ground.
Laird, who suffered only mild cuts and abrasions, told police he was paralyzed by a train that hit his car in 1989 — but that wasn't the reason he liked shooting them the bird.
"He was upset by the horns," Appleton Police Lt. Pat Matuszewski told the newspaper. "He lives right near the intersection. That's his way of addressing the loud horns blowing."
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OPS! got two stories in one.
I would gladly pay $100.00 to see a video of this moron getting clocked by a train while flipping it the bird.
nut case
The Capt.
Horrible, the way that train left the tracks and chased him all over the county!
He lived...Darn, I thought Darwin had another nominee...He did say "he was too close to the tracks." :))
"A bird in the hand is worth two in the.....oh well". Moron.
This is my hometown.
And where were you Tuesday evening? Something you're not sharing? ;-)
SD
He hopefully has learned now that those are NOT the kind of trains you PLAY with.
"(East Galesburg-AP) -- Two Galesburg teenagers were injured after trying to stand between two freight trains. Christy Ivie and Justin Newton -- both 17 years old -- told police they thought it would be a ``rush'' to stand between trains as they passed by. The Knox County Sheriff's Department says the two teenagers stood between two tracks in East Galesburg late Friday night when two trains -- one headed east and the other west -- traveled at 65 miles per hour past the teenagers. Police say the turbulence between the trains caused both teens to come into contact with the trains. Ivie was taken to an area hospital for a hand injury and is listed in good condition. Newton was taken to another area hospital, where he is listed in critical condition with broken ribs and possible internal injuries."
Er, huh, hmmmmmn.
Strictly technically speakin' of course, that should be "Ooops. Got five stories in one."
Ya misspelled "two."
Leland you dimwit the horns are to alert you to the fact that there is a train so you can get out of the way so you don't get hit.
A lesson you have not learned.
5000 years ago he would have been eaten by a lion when he marched up to it to complain about the roar.
I have a hunch the engineer veered off the tracks to clip this guy.
I have an alibi. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, I was at my martial arts class. :o)
Oh well! I was in a hurry....working.
Really? Are ya anywhere near Texas? Have wheelchair and helmet - will travel! :)
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