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Man's legs severed after fall from train
Star-Telegram ^
| 6-14-07
| DEANNA BOYD
Posted on 06/14/2007 2:53:43 PM PDT by Dysart
FORT WORTH -- A man’s legs were severed Thursday afternoon when he attempted to jump off a moving train west of downtown and fell under its wheels.
The man was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital and is expected to survive his injuries, said Lt. Dean Sullivan, police spokesman.
The accident happened shortly after noon on railroad tracks northeast of the intersection of Forest Park Boulevard and Rosedale Street, just north of Jerome Street.
“He was trying to get off the train, got caught up in the couplings and, as a result, fell on the track below,” Sullivan said. “In the process, both of his legs were severed.”
Sullivan said it remains unknown whether the man is a transient who had been hopping trains.
TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: severed; train
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posted on
06/14/2007 2:53:46 PM PDT
by
Dysart
To: Dysart
had been hopping trains
Not no more.
2
posted on
06/14/2007 2:57:10 PM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: Dysart
CALLING ALL LAWYERS!!!
cALLING ALL LAWYERS!!!
3
posted on
06/14/2007 2:57:25 PM PDT
by
43north
(I hope we are around long enough to become a layer in the rocks of the future.)
To: Dysart
4
posted on
06/14/2007 2:59:51 PM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Fall seven times, stand up eight)
To: Dysart
I am betting he is illegal running from the border.
To: Dysart
but before I could get to the station in my pickup truck...
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posted on
06/14/2007 3:03:37 PM PDT
by
DrewsDad
(PIERCE the EARMARKS)
To: 43north
He won’t have a leg to stand on.
(I know, it’s old, but someone was gonna say it).
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posted on
06/14/2007 3:04:04 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Duncan Hunter 2008 (or Fred Thompson if he ever makes up his mind))
To: Dysart
From what I understand, this is actually a fairly common way to get from El Paso (the border) to the other parts of Texas for work. Do we know anything about the citizenship of this man?
8
posted on
06/14/2007 3:06:24 PM PDT
by
tcostell
(MOLON LABE)
To: Dysart
Cue Willie Nelson....
9
posted on
06/14/2007 3:07:59 PM PDT
by
Dumpster Baby
("Hope somebody finds me before the rats do .....")
To: Dysart
10
posted on
06/14/2007 3:10:14 PM PDT
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
To: tcostell
From what I understand, this is actually a fairly common way to get from El Paso (the border) to the other parts of Texas for work.Or from Yuma to Casa Grande.
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posted on
06/14/2007 3:10:24 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(A man who will not defend himself does not deserve to be defended by others.)
To: DrewsDad
Got ran over by a damned ol’e traaaaaaaain.
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posted on
06/14/2007 3:11:08 PM PDT
by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Defeat liberalism, its the right thing to do for America.)
To: Dysart
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doing it in Texas
Tommy played piano
Like a kid out in the rain
Then he lost his leg in Dallas
He was dancing with a train
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
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posted on
06/14/2007 3:35:24 PM PDT
by
keat
(You know who I feel bad for? Arab-Americans who truly want to get into crop-dusting.)
To: Dysart
Let me be the first to express a different opinion. What a tragedy for this poor man. Being poor, transient, or homeless doesn’t mean he deserves to lose both legs. I can’t imagine the horror he felt.
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posted on
06/14/2007 4:14:59 PM PDT
by
McLynnan
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