Some people shouldn’t text message - while walking!
A train struck and injured a pedestrian who was
sending a text message while crossing the tracks.
Everyone is het up over idiots who text message while driving. We will end up with new and special laws covering specific categories of stupidity. That’s the American Way. Anyway, here’s someone in Ohio dumber than that -
A train struck and injured a pedestrian who was sending a text message on his cellphone while crossing railroad tracks, a collision that hurled him about 50 feet, authorities and witnesses said Monday.
Zachariah Smith, 18, waited for a southbound train to pass Monday morning. He then walked around a gate and onto the tracks, apparently unaware that another train was coming from the other direction, said witness Mike Billups.
“The horn was blowing like mad and the kid was text messaging,” said Mayor Richard Ellison, who went to the scene and talked to several witnesses after hearing of the accident. “The kid apparently was just daydreaming.”
After regaining consciousness, Smith was taken by paramedics to nearby University Hospital in Cincinnati with undisclosed injuries. He was listed in serious condition Monday night.
Posted: Wed - August 22, 2007 at 06:52 AM