https://freerepublic.com/tag/suicidebytrain/ en-us Mon, 25 May 2026 21:06:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4380931/posts A popular graffiti artist was fatally struck by a Brightline train in Florida, local officials say. On May 13, Eric Alan Hirt, 47, was struck and killed at 12:26 a.m. local time while walking on the tracks in Biscayne Park, Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO) Detective Joseph Peguero said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE. Eric was hit by an oncoming Brightline train, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office confirmed, according to The Miami Herald. The Brightline train is one of two high-speed trains in the U.S., traveling as fast as 125 miles per hour. The train began test runs in 2017.... People https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4380931/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2026 21:06:47 GMT