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Jun. 21st, 2008
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Jun. 21st, 2008 07:24 amMany people hesitate to come out of the closet in these times when, in many places, it's relatively safe. This article shows why that's a good and admirable thing.
Today's Punctuality Story
Jun. 21st, 2008 08:07 amTrain Collides With Pickup Truck In Sedalia
Pickup Driver Killed In Collision
June 20, 2008
SEDALIA, Mo. -- An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck Thursday afternoon in Sedalia, killing the driver of the pickup truck. Witnesses said the pickup pulled into the train's path.
"There was, like, a big jolt. And then we slowed down really fast," one passenger said.
"I was actually asleep when it went off. I didn't know what happened. I woke up, and everyone was freaking out," another passenger said.
The pickup was hit broadside.
"We all looked back, and there was no vehicle behind us. It was still stuck to the front of the train," Amtrak passenger Darda Jinx told KMBC's Martin Augustine.
The driver was identified as Steve Hemme, 45. Hemme's brother told KMBC that he hated to be late for work.
"He was coming back from lunch, and he tried to beat the train. I guess the train got him," Hemme's brother said.
An Amtrak spokesman said the train was on its way from St. Louis to Kansas City. More than 100 passengers were on board. No one on the train was hurt.
The train suffered minor damage in the collision.
Amtrak said that after a mechanical inspection, the train continued on and arrived in Kansas City three hours late.
Note the section in red. I guess that day, and every day to come, he'll be very very late.
And not only to work.
Those of you who drive, watch the signs and lights and gates around railroad tracks. If the lights are flashing, or the gates are coming down, don't try to beat them, or you too might be very very late.
Pickup Driver Killed In Collision
June 20, 2008
SEDALIA, Mo. -- An Amtrak train collided with a pickup truck Thursday afternoon in Sedalia, killing the driver of the pickup truck. Witnesses said the pickup pulled into the train's path.
"There was, like, a big jolt. And then we slowed down really fast," one passenger said.
"I was actually asleep when it went off. I didn't know what happened. I woke up, and everyone was freaking out," another passenger said.
The pickup was hit broadside.
"We all looked back, and there was no vehicle behind us. It was still stuck to the front of the train," Amtrak passenger Darda Jinx told KMBC's Martin Augustine.
The driver was identified as Steve Hemme, 45. Hemme's brother told KMBC that he hated to be late for work.
"He was coming back from lunch, and he tried to beat the train. I guess the train got him," Hemme's brother said.
An Amtrak spokesman said the train was on its way from St. Louis to Kansas City. More than 100 passengers were on board. No one on the train was hurt.
The train suffered minor damage in the collision.
Amtrak said that after a mechanical inspection, the train continued on and arrived in Kansas City three hours late.
Note the section in red. I guess that day, and every day to come, he'll be very very late.
And not only to work.
Those of you who drive, watch the signs and lights and gates around railroad tracks. If the lights are flashing, or the gates are coming down, don't try to beat them, or you too might be very very late.