I live about a mile from this and have ridden that train on occasion. Horrible. Thoughts and prayers with the families.
Posted on 01/26/2005 6:42:20 AM PST by Pikamax
Commuter train derails in Glendale
Associated Press
GLENDALE, Calif. - A Metrolink commuter train derailed early Wednesday in this Los Angeles suburb, and firefighters were searching through the wreckage.
Television reports showed smoke coming from twisted wreckage at the scene of the crash, where two separate trains could be seen derailed.
The derailment in this Los Angeles suburb was near San Fernando Road and Chevy Chase Boulevard.
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Is there a web site out there that steams "Trunk Tracked" scanner channels for the Glendale area? I could have swore I have ran across it before but I can not find it now. Does anyone know what it is?
I live about a mile from this and have ridden that train on occasion. Horrible. Thoughts and prayers with the families.
Sounds like they have him in custody now.
It would have made SOME sense, in a blackened and twisted sort of way, if this were a terrorist attack. A suidide who changes his mind and causes all these innocent people to die....this is beyond comprehension
Coward..
Mohammad is that you?
The dumbass should've done it without the Jeep.
I'm not sure if I buy the suicide story. If he really wanted to check out you'd think he'd do it by just lying on the tracks instead of staying in the Jeep.
LQ
Has anyone heard whether the name of the Jeep driver has been released?
Of course, if it were Mohammad or Achmed or such, we'd hear the official announcement that terrorism isn't suspected.
If someone wanted to commit suicide, why wouldn't he have just jumped in front of the train? Something about this doesn't make sense. I wonder what the suspect's ethnicity/religious affiliation might be?
I'm listening to 7 KABC live.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/video/LIVEvideo.html
I haven't heard that the driver was found. If they do great, if not, I hope they get him soon.
KNX radio is reporting the driver is in custody but they're sticking to the "alleged" word regarding the rest.
Last night, watching that car chase and listening to the KTTV and KCOP people babbling, I was joking that pretty soon they'll say he's allegedly evading the traffic stop. Political correction is so insidious.
Hey you know what they don't have seatbelts on the trains so don't be suprise if Feds get on LA County and Metrolink a** after this tragedy
BTW have they found a**hole driver yet of that stall car
it won't be a murder charge - wreckless manslaughter I imagine.
Good!
What a complete ass!
Yes, see comments above.
Think so? He'll be glad I'm not on his jury, then.
But, he also would have run like hell and not gone back to talk to the cops. So, who knows.
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