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Boy killed while 'surfing' on roof of moving subway train in Manhattan
Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^
| 10.21.03
Posted on 10/21/2003 9:53:06 AM PDT by mhking
NEW YORK -- A 14-year-old boy who was "surfing" on the roof of a subway train was killed when his head struck an overhead beam and he fell to the tracks.
Eric Alvarez of Harlem was found dead on the tracks between two stations in lower Manhattan at about 4:45 p.m. Monday, said Detective Carolyn Chew.
While Alvarez was riding home from school, his friends dared him to climb to the top of the train, a practice known as "subway surfing," said Marisa Balde, a spokeswoman for New York City Transit.
He apparently had climbed the rear of a car and had reached the top when his head struck a steel beam in the ceiling of the subway tunnel, Balde said.
Another train ran over the tracks where Alvarez had fallen. Initially, it appeared that the second train killed him, but investigations showed that he probably died of head injuries and the impact of his fall, Balde said.
Alvarez was described as a computer whiz.
He "was extremely smart, too smart for that happened to him," an aunt, Haydee Alvarez, told the New York Post.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: darwinatwork; darwinawards; death; holdmuhbeer; holdmuhsurfboard; justdamn; splat; whatawaytogo
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:53:07 AM PDT
by
mhking
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Just damn.If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:53:32 AM PDT
by
mhking
To: mhking
Nomination for Darwin award. Moron.
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:53:47 AM PDT
by
dagar
To: mhking
He "was extremely smart"
huh?
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:54:23 AM PDT
by
petercooper
(Proud member of the VRWC)
To: mhking
Alvarez was described as a computer whiz. Well there's the problem. I notice he wasn't described as a "subway surfing whiz."
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:54:44 AM PDT
by
ladtx
( "Remember your regiment and follow your officers." Captain Charles May, 2d Dragoons, 9 May 1846)
To: mhking
The NY Post has a picture of his mother fainting when she received the news...horrible.
To: mhking
This has been a big fad in Brazil for about a decade or more. Darwin material.
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:55:46 AM PDT
by
EggsAckley
(..........................God Bless and Keep Terri.....................)
To: mhking; Bacon Man; Allegra; humblegunner
I'm evil and hellbound and all . . . which is why I laughed at this story.
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:56:37 AM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
To: mhking
He "was extremely smart, too smart for that happened to him," Aparently not... Sad. My prayers go out to his family and friends.
To: Xenalyte
Gavity it is not just a good idea, it is the law. see Newton.
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posted on
10/21/2003 9:58:11 AM PDT
by
RiflemanSharpe
(An American for a more socially and fiscally conservation America!)
To: mhking
Alvarez was described as a computer whiz.Should've stuck to surfing the web.
To: mhking
Will the parents be suing Mountain Dew?
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:02:08 AM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: mhking
At least he won't be having children.
To: mhking
"was extremely smart, too smart for that happened to him,"
Evidence would suggest otherwise.
To: mhking
Looks like he missed the curl and wiped out. Timing is everything.
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:04:44 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: grobdriver
Evolution in Action! Average human intelligence goes up a fraction of a point...
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:07:39 AM PDT
by
Growler
To: mhking
and had reached the top when his head struck a steel beamTop of the world, Ma! (Bonk!!!!)
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:09:57 AM PDT
by
xJones
To: mhking
Even the cartoons the kids watch show the danger of riding on top of a train. Yosemite Sam and Elmer Fudd know better (now) than to do that.
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:15:34 AM PDT
by
capt. norm
(Rap is to music what Etch-a-Sketch is to art.)
To: petercooper
Well, I knew MIT students to go elevator surfing and do shopping cart races on a fifth floor ledge...sometimes smart people do really dumb things...
Mrs VS
To: mhking
talk about "Hangin ten"... this guys "plantin six" (feet under)
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posted on
10/21/2003 10:17:48 AM PDT
by
bedolido
(I can forgive you for killing my sons, but I cannot forgive you for forcing me to kill your sons)
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