Life Imitates Television...
For those of you that have been watching the Emmy-award winning "24" you will harken back to 6 "hours" ago when a train LA-bound train was intentionally derailed by a terrorist with a truck full of explosives. The terrorist then found a particular man and stole the briefcase. In the fictional case 14 died and hundreds were injured.
Recently, in LA no less, a train was derailed by one man, and his explosiveless SUV, in an aborted suicide attempt. This real life wreck left 11 dead and more than 180 injured.
For those wondering, the man is apparently going to be tried for murder and could face the death penalty.
Amazing what one vehicle and an errant attitude can accomplish, isn't it?
I would prepare for the Department of Homeland Security to take a new look at how train crossings are policed, as well as new technology to be added to the front of trains to "deflect" a vehicle that may just be put in front of a speeding train.
News article about the recent Train Detailment and Pictures
Recently, in LA no less, a train was derailed by one man, and his explosiveless SUV, in an aborted suicide attempt. This real life wreck left 11 dead and more than 180 injured.
For those wondering, the man is apparently going to be tried for murder and could face the death penalty.
Amazing what one vehicle and an errant attitude can accomplish, isn't it?
I would prepare for the Department of Homeland Security to take a new look at how train crossings are policed, as well as new technology to be added to the front of trains to "deflect" a vehicle that may just be put in front of a speeding train.
News article about the recent Train Detailment and Pictures
posted by Mike Wilkerson - 2GuysTalking at 9:07 PM
1 Comments:
How unfair life is that a person who could care less about living in this world...was going to take his own life...and at the last minute has a change of heart and with that decision takes the life of others that were living theirs. How ironic he could face the death penalty. Mike good point about Homeland Security taking a look at preventing this in the future. I know that these trains sometimes carry some "nasty" stuff...could be a huge incentive for those that fly the banner of terror.
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