Idiot gets distracted by cellphone, dies.

[Fash]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... NTOVO7.DTL

(12-05) 17:02 PST SAN LEANDRO - A pedestrian apparently absorbed in a cell phone call was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in San Leandro today after he walked around a lowered crossing gate and onto the tracks, authorities said.

The victim, a man who was not immediately identified, was struck at 12:30 p.m. by a northbound Capitol Corridor train at the Alvarado Street crossing, about 8 miles south of the Oakland station, Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said.

None of the 20 passengers or crew aboard the train was injured. That train and two others were delayed and another Capitol Corridor train was cancelled, Graham said.

Crew members aboard the Sacramento-bound train told authorities they saw the victim talking on the cell phone before he was struck, Graham said. The warning lights and gates at the crossing were functioning properly, she added.

I don't know what kind of idiot you have to be to completely lose all sense of location or bearing, and walk past flashing barriers on to train tracks when you're obviously able to hear the distinct sound of a fucking train coming. When we find out that he doesn't have any kids, can we start the darwin award proceedings?

[Funkmasterr]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c ... NTOVO7.DTL

(12-05) 17:02 PST SAN LEANDRO - A pedestrian apparently absorbed in a cell phone call was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in San Leandro today after he walked around a lowered crossing gate and onto the tracks, authorities said.

The victim, a man who was not immediately identified, was struck at 12:30 p.m. by a northbound Capitol Corridor train at the Alvarado Street crossing, about 8 miles south of the Oakland station, Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham said.

None of the 20 passengers or crew aboard the train was injured. That train and two others were delayed and another Capitol Corridor train was cancelled, Graham said.

Crew members aboard the Sacramento-bound train told authorities they saw the victim talking on the cell phone before he was struck, Graham said. The warning lights and gates at the crossing were functioning properly, she added.

I don't know what kind of idiot you have to be to completely lose all sense of location or bearing, and walk past flashing barriers on to train tracks when you're obviously able to hear the distinct sound of a fucking train coming. When we find out that he doesn't have any kids, can we start the darwin award proceedings?

Haha hell yeah. I mean seriously, I can see if the gate wasn't functioning, maybe - still not really. But he walked AROUND the gate with flashing lights on it? I mean what the fuck.

[Siji]

For some reason that I have no idea of why.. I thought this was going to have something to do with someone having a cellphone up their ass..

Carry on.