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Train strikes man who was texting
AP via CoCo Times ^ | 8/20/7

Posted on 08/20/2007 9:19:31 PM PDT by SmithL

ELMWOOD PLACE, Ohio—A train struck and injured a pedestrian who was sending a text message on his cell phone while crossing railroad tracks, a collision that hurled him about 50 feet, authorities and witnesses said Monday.

Zachariah Smith, 18, waited for a southbound train to pass Monday morning. He then walked around a gate and onto the tracks, apparently unaware that another train was coming from the other direction, said witness Mike Billups.

"The horn was blowing like mad and the kid was text messaging," said Mayor Richard Ellison, who went to the scene and talked to several witnesses after hearing of the accident. "The kid apparently was just daydreaming."

Smith was knocked out by the collision, Billups said.

After regaining consciousness, Smith was taken by paramedics to nearby University Hospital in Cincinnati with undisclosed injuries. He was listed in serious condition Monday night.

It was not clear how fast the train was moving.

Gates and lights at the crossing were in working order, said Elmwood Place police Col. William Peskin.

(Excerpt) Read more at contracostatimes.com ...


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1 posted on 08/20/2007 9:19:35 PM PDT by SmithL
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dude...I don't think those are deer tracks.

2 posted on 08/20/2007 9:23:39 PM PDT by txroadkill ( http://iraqstar.org)
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To: SmithL

I am glad the guy survived, but...this ranks up there with the guy eaten by bears in the zoo yesterday.


3 posted on 08/20/2007 9:28:09 PM PDT by rlmorel (Liberals: If the Truth would help them, they would use it.)
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To: SmithL

Brother. Read an article today about kids texting while riding their bicycles, and what kind of future drivers they’ll be. Some things require strict attention.


4 posted on 08/20/2007 9:29:13 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: SmithL

The other day on the freeway there was a little car which was going very slowly in one of the center, fast lanes and causing traffic to move around it.

When I could finally pass him I saw that the driver - a relatively young man - was texting.


5 posted on 08/20/2007 9:32:41 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (How do you kill a circus? Go for the juggler.)
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To: SmithL

Last message:

MUBRRXING


6 posted on 08/20/2007 9:42:57 PM PDT by SeaHawkFan
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To: SmithL; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
A train struck and injured a pedestrian who was sending a text message on his cell phone while crossing railroad tracks, a collision that hurled him about 50 feet

I wonder if he incurred roaming charges?


7 posted on 08/20/2007 10:33:32 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows ("Be deranged in a consistent manner. Manson was nuts, but at least he was always on message." --dead)
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To: SmithL

"Fat, texting, and stupid is no way to go through life, son."

8 posted on 08/21/2007 12:27:25 AM PDT by SIDENET (More fun than a beer left in the freezer.)
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LOL DUde, you'll never guess where I'm sitting

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9 posted on 08/21/2007 12:34:00 AM PDT by MaxMax (God Bless America)
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A train struck and injured a pedestrian ...

In the good old days, they’d kill ya. Stupid feminized trains.

10 posted on 08/21/2007 12:39:20 AM PDT by dighton
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11 posted on 08/21/2007 3:56:34 AM PDT by Daffynition (The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.)
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L0LZ


12 posted on 08/21/2007 5:46:50 AM PDT by ovrtaxt (Sworn to oppose control freaks, foreign and domestic.)
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To: SmithL

“A train struck and injured a pedestrian who was sending a text message on his cell phone while crossing railroad tracks, a collision that hurled him about 50 feet”

He was only INJURED? Geesh!


13 posted on 08/21/2007 6:00:38 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: dighton

Had to be moving slowly, and maybe an oblique hit. But the tossing 50 ft gets me - he survived?

I was rode a commuter train some 10 years ago with a man who sort of witnessed 1 of our co-commuters “disappear” 1 morning in front of him - she walked out on the track right in front of a freighter. She was hit straight on and tossed some 250 feet, onto the nearby race course property. He found her and she was all in pieces; definitely nothing left of life there. It was extremely sad for alot of us commuters.


14 posted on 08/21/2007 6:06:45 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: SmithL

A Darwin contender for sure.


15 posted on 08/21/2007 6:08:07 AM PDT by tioga
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"I just got to send the message now....they'll stop....I got plenty of.....$*%&%^&%%*&!@!

16 posted on 08/21/2007 6:10:03 AM PDT by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: SmithL

Moron. I fear for our nation.


17 posted on 08/21/2007 6:30:01 AM PDT by ukie55
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Zachariah Smith, 18,

Dumba$$ should have left his phone on the other side of the barrier to Platform 9 3/4.

18 posted on 08/21/2007 6:36:15 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Tijeras_Slim

He just wanted to see if the Muggle fellytone would work.


19 posted on 08/21/2007 6:41:32 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Private pay or private charity - live it, learn it, love it!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Stupid wart.


20 posted on 08/21/2007 6:48:08 AM PDT by CholeraJoe ("Is the lion burning?")
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