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Tresspasser Sues Amtrak in Boston - TRAINS News Wire
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<p>BOSTON - A man who suffered severe burns from grabbing the overhead wire at Boston's South Station two years ago is suing the passenger railroad because Amtrak didn't do enough to protect trespassers, the <em>New York Post</em> reported. <br /><br />After a night of drinking in July 2006, 25-year-old Brian Hopkins went to South Station at 2 a.m. after telling friends that he "wanted to get back to New York." He tried to force his way inside an <em>Acela</em> train and then climbed on top of the train where he was burned by the overhead wires. He suffered third-degree burns over 85 percent of his body, and doctors have since amputated his left hand and leg. In the suit, his family claims that Amtrak "should have known that persons trespassed" in the South Station area, cut off the electricity going to the overhead wires, and parked its trains somewhere else when they weren't in use.</p><hr />Can't believe this...<span class="smiley">[banghead]</span><p> </p>
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