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Male Hit By Train On Belle - Nothing To See Move Along
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:41 pm
by Jim O'Bryan
At 11:20 pm a 54 year-old male crossing the track at Belle got hit by a train heading west. The train stopped by the time it got to Gladys, and was blocking the streets
between Cook and Fry.
The man, who claimed to the first person to respond, declared, "I am alive." and was
transported to Fairview General Hospital alive.
Tracks are for trains!
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Re: Male Hit By Train On Belle - Nothing To See Move Along
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:30 am
by Valerie Molinski
Just saw on the news that he is being charged. He was playing chicken and lost.
Re: Male Hit By Train On Belle - Nothing To See Move Along
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:49 am
by Jim O'Bryan
Valerie Molinski wrote:Just saw on the news that he is being charged. He was playing chicken and lost.
Val
I could be wrong about this, and I often am. But getting hit by a train, is like getting hit by a sailboat, or
ore boat, you are always cited.
I was hit by a train in the 70s, and even with the flashers not working on my side of the tracks, bushes
blocking the tracks, and no whistle. I was cited with failure to yield. Trains, ore boats and sailboats
simply cannot stop.
The first responder also told me the man mentioned he had 3 or 4 drinks, when he assured her she was alive
as she took his pulse.
FWIW
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Re: Male Hit By Train On Belle - Nothing To See Move Along
Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:32 pm
by Stan Austin
Jim O'Bryan said:
I was hit by a train in the 70s
sure does explain a lot!!
Re: Male Hit By Train On Belle - Nothing To See Move Along
Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:45 am
by Jerry Ritcey
Man if you got your car hit by a sailboat, that's would be quite a story
