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Man Struck, Killed By Subway Train After Jumping Down For Cell Phone
CBS New York ^

Posted on 06/02/2013 8:22:50 AM PDT by bryan999

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A man was killed by a subway train in the Bronx early Saturday, after he jumped down onto the tracks to grab a cell phone he had dropped.

As 1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria reported, the 22-year-old man jumped onto the tracks and was killed by the No. 2 train at White Plains Road and East 241st Street, in the Wakefield section of the Bronx.

(Excerpt) Read more at newyork.cbslocal.com ...


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1 posted on 06/02/2013 8:22:50 AM PDT by bryan999
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Duuuuuuh!


2 posted on 06/02/2013 8:23:31 AM PDT by NoGrayZone (For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothing.)
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“Can you hear me n


3 posted on 06/02/2013 8:23:55 AM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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Was, to be accurate.

4 posted on 06/02/2013 8:24:24 AM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: bryan999

another Darwin nominee??


5 posted on 06/02/2013 8:24:34 AM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Go Galt!)
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To: gorush

Accckkkkk! All that misery over an ObamaPhone...


6 posted on 06/02/2013 8:24:50 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: gorush

Funny! next time, punctuation has impact.

“Can you hear me n...?”


7 posted on 06/02/2013 8:25:53 AM PDT by Gaffer
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My bet it was an iPHONE.


8 posted on 06/02/2013 8:26:28 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: gorush

I know I shouldn’t be laughing, BUT ... that was funny.


9 posted on 06/02/2013 8:26:28 AM PDT by EDINVA
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

Don’t really care. Just another example of the ruthlessness of the Gene Pool, imo...


10 posted on 06/02/2013 8:26:49 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: bryan999

To paraphrase John Lennon - “Cell phones have become more important than Jesus. I’m just sayin’”


11 posted on 06/02/2013 8:28:01 AM PDT by llevrok (How hot does the water need to get before the frog should jump out?)
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To: bryan999

Dreadful. RIP.


12 posted on 06/02/2013 8:31:52 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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Gives new meaning to “Young folks can’t live without their phones.”


13 posted on 06/02/2013 8:33:12 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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but the phone was ok?? cause that would have been a tragedy.

just sayin.


14 posted on 06/02/2013 8:33:30 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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15 posted on 06/02/2013 8:37:18 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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16 posted on 06/02/2013 8:37:21 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Gaffer

I considered that when crafting my quip...


17 posted on 06/02/2013 8:38:33 AM PDT by gorush (History repeats itself because human nature is static)
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18 posted on 06/02/2013 8:42:08 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: gorush

No huhu....it was still most excellent!


19 posted on 06/02/2013 8:44:03 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: bryan999

Momentum is a bitch....


20 posted on 06/02/2013 8:50:23 AM PDT by Gaffer
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