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.
One down, approximately 92.3 million to go.
Unless the pedestrian’s name is Moran I suggest the editors to rename the title to “Moron” instead of “Moran” (yes, I’m a spelling whore.)
I hope they paint a cell phone on the side of the train similar to the way they painted on the number of kills on a fighter jet. Prizes to be awarded to the engineer that gathers the most.
Talks on Cellphone,
Walks around Track guards,
DOESN’T LOOK for a TRAIN,
TRAINS are SUPPOSED to honk when going THROUGH intersections…
Hits stupid person.
Does this sound like Naked person FRIES BACON??
(try it, you WONT do it twice)
#1 – uh, moran was intentional – you an Internet noob?
http://memewatch.com/thelist/archives/pix/morans.jpg
Lies, all lies! I was there, I saw it. This guy didn’t have a ticket, so they made an example of him. The cell phone was planted!
“That train and two others were delayed and another Capitol Corridor train was cancelled, Graham said. ”
Damn that bastard for delaying train traffic!!!!!
“None of the 20 passengers or crew aboard the train was injured.”
Of course not! They were IN the train!
Geez…
#6 – agreed, they should have backed over him just to make sure.
>>Unless the pedestrian’s name is Moran I
>>suggest the editors to rename the title
>>to “Moron”
Oh, “moran” is a groovy DU term, like “interwebitubes”, used exclusively here to show that you are IN THE KNOW, one of the digerati. Doesn’t really mean anything that already-existing words don’t mean, but it shows that you’re groovy. Quite rightly…
Actually Mustard the term originated from the link posted above. No attempt was made to be “groovy” or “in the know.” The picture speaks for itself. You can’t make this shit up…
Hey, Mister Copycat, I know exactly where the term originated. It’s just that I’ve never seen it used again anywhere else other than DU, where it’s used almost daily. In an attempt to be groovy.
Res ipsa loquitur.
>>Res ipsa loquitur
You do and you’ll clean it up!
what the hell is a Moran? I’m sure he meant moron. McCullough isn’t doing a good job on spelling today. Look at the previous post.
>>what the hell is a Moran?
Groovy talk. Get used to it. Along with “interwebitubes”.
Welcome to Teen World.
stolidus
Speaking of trains hitting things. Why is it that almost every week I read about a train hitting a car that STALLED on the tracks.
I don’t get the stalled part. What is so special about driving over tracks that causes the engine to fail?
I can’t fathom how people get stalled on tracks. Are they parked on the track? Where they driving over the track at the time? Does their car stall all the time?
Ron, that’s one that’s always puzzled the shit outta me too. Me, I’m driving over tracks, I make good and gahddam sure I keep moving…
poor punctuation, unnecessary comma. C-
So this is what they mean when they speak of “Training” the idiots.
Cripes, a man died here and all you people care about is spelling and punctuation? Think of the children!!!!!!
OK, OK,
I know…
How many have seen those WHITE X’s where an accident has killed someone….?
HOW about a CELLPHONE tag, on the ground, for Idiots on CELLPHONES….YES…I like it.
HOW ABOUT…
…a chalk outline on the train tracks, w/ mouth wide open & hand-to-ear?
It would serve as a warning sign to smart people – and morans would think it means ‘stand here to use cellphone’. Then, ev’body happy.
I don’t care ! I’m not a “moran” !! Every time I see that spelled in some idiot posting I totally , like, cringe…(commas -r-us). I’m with Angel, can we appear somewhat literate/intelligent in here ?!?
Obtw, I’m really jealous of #18s’ logon..wish I’d thought of that one darn it !
#19 “Training” ROFL
The moran was training for the Darwin Awards.
Soon all mobile phones will have directions build in through gps, triangulation, inertial navigation and so forth.
Maybe this can be put to good use…
“Close your eyes. Walk briskly ahead. Turn slightly left. Ignore all very loud horns. Stop a second. Now fast forward…”
Oops, I meant #19
Mah boi, this is what no true warrior strives to be.
Furthermore, for lack of better terms, LOL.
That’s right. I laugh out loud when I read this, because these are the same morans that talk FAR TOO LOUD ON THE… WHAT?!… I’M LOSING THE SIGNAL! SPEAK UP!…
Asshats.
I suppose we will have to put warning labels on cell phones.
“Warning talking on cell phone and not paying attention will get you killed” Seems like the common sense gene has been killed off!
God help us!
The one time his cellphone service should have cut out, it was probably “five bars” strong. Are they sure he was really talking to anyone? Seems like a new way to commit suicide, and blame the train or the cellphone service. If people start jumping off the Brooklyn bridge, with cellphone in hand. Is that going to be an excuse to blame the technology too?
I have a friend who is a train driver here in Sydney and has had someone jump in front his train and he could do nothing but put on the brakes. The person was dead of course. AS for this moron, well I don’t know if anyone would care that there is one less dick talking on his phone on this Earth
It upsets me that the trains were delayed or cancelled for this. They should have tossed him to the side so the rest of us can get on with our day.