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| I can't hear that train a-comin, redux |
| 2008-05-07 |
| Man on cell phone hit by train By KATHY MULADY P-I REPORTER A man talking on a cell phone and walking on the railroad tracks in Auburn was hit by a train and killed Wednesday just after noon. An Auburn Police spokesman said the man was in his 30s or 40s. The man was walking near the 1200 and 1400 block of C Street Northwest, where the tracks parallel the street and there are no signs or crossings. What he meant was, The man STARTED walking at the 1200 block, and after the short ride, ENDED up at the 1400 block.Police spokesman Scott Near said witnesses, including the train conductor, saw the man with the cell phone. The train horn was sounded, but the man apparently didn't hear it. The train was traveling about 80 mph and couldn't stop fast enough to avoid hitting the man. The accident is being investigated. It was the second time in about two weeks that a person talking on a cell phone while walking on a railroad track was killed. On April 21, Angelina Rodriguez, a 17-year-old from Kent, was killed by a train. Witnesses told police they saw her talking on the phone. Notice both accidents happened in Kent; must be in the water |
| Posted by:USN, Ret. |
| #1 It looks like the RR needs to install a radio transmitter (very short range, directional, concurrent with the horn) that causes a squeal on cell phone freqs. Either that or a cow catcher adapted for humans. |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-05-07 22:09 |