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Ghoulish Delight 01-26-2005 10:40 AM
Metrolink crash in Glendale
 
http://www.nbc4.tv/traffic/4130788/detail.html

9 confirmed dead, 200 injured. But here's what stuck out to me...

Quote:
Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said it appears a Jeep Cherokee was deliberately placed on railroad tracks before the derailment. The driver of that vehicle is reportedly still alive, and speaking with authorities. Officials have not released any more information about the driver, or a possible motive.
Deliberately?!? This guy better get charged with murder, if that's the case. Actually, my immediate thought was "terrorism?" I'm not usually one to jump to paranoid conclusions like that, but what a simple and nearly unpreventable way for terrorists to completely disrupt things!

Nephythys 01-26-2005 10:50 AM
I assume everyone is ok??? I mean, you guys are all ok-

This is horrible- to just be on your way to work and have this happen :(

MerryPrankster 01-26-2005 10:55 AM
This is really, really terrible! :( My husband was just reading the same story at USA Today. I hate crap like this.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 01-26-2005 11:11 AM
Man, I really, really wanted to just think of this as one of those completely freakish accidents where you can't really blame anyone.

BarTopDancer 01-26-2005 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight
Actually, my immediate thought was "terrorism?" I'm not usually one to jump to paranoid conclusions like that, but what a simple and nearly unpreventable way for terrorists to completely disrupt things!
If so sounds like the guy got the idea from the 24 premier. :mad: Or the guy is a loon and got the idea from there, or the guy is just sick. He should be charged with murder, and throw in terrorism charges for kicks.

Disneyphile 01-26-2005 11:37 AM
My first thought was, "Wow - so this guy wanted to commit suicide. Even more of an example at how selfish suicide really is." :mad:

I really hope that those injured recover quickly, and that the deceased find peace and everlasting happiness. It's so tragic. :(

Gemini Cricket 01-26-2005 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer
If so sounds like the guy got the idea from the 24 premier. :mad:
I was thinking the same thing. It's weird to think that the guy just stood there and watched the whole thing. Scary.
To think I was just in Glendale just the other day... :(

Nephythys 01-26-2005 12:03 PM
They revised the death toll to 10 :(

Quote:
The driver of the car, Juan Manuel Alvarez of Compton, muttered "I'm sorry, I'm sorry" as he was arrested at the scene. He faces 10 counts of murder, Adams said. Alvarez, who has a history of suicide attempts, apparently stood by and watched the train collision after abandoning the attempt to take his life.

Disneyphile 01-26-2005 01:13 PM
Well, sounds like he got the attention he was looking for (reference: multiple suicide attempts).

Right now, my heart is with those 10 families and the injured.

Gn2Dlnd 01-26-2005 01:33 PM
I just logged on, hadn't turned on the TV, this is right around the corner from my house, an intersection that I pass 2 or 3 times a day.
How does someone with this guys history of suicide attempts have a driver's license? Or access to car keys, even?
Why did he drive here from Compton? There are so many great ways to get yourself killed in Compton.
People just heading to work. What a selfish asshole.


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