I suppose I should have posted these on the "Humor" thread....
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Police say a man who wanted his picture taken next to a moving train suffered "train rash" but no serious injuries when he got too close to the train.
Police Sgt. Jeff Skuza said the 34-year-old man and two friends were in Fargo for a conference. He said they went around the security gates at a train crossing so he could have his picture taken.
Skuza said the man thought the picture would be better if he got closer to the train. But he stumbled and the train caught his back, ripping his shirt and pants. Skuza called it "a bad case of train rash." He also said alcohol was a factor.
Police did not release the man's name. Skuza said he was treated and released from an area hospital.
http://apnews.myway.com//article/20080916/D93847KG1.html
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BENTON, Ill. (AP) - A southern Illinois man will probably pay more attention the next time he lights a cigarette near railroad tracks. Authorities said 25-year-old Brandon Robles escaped serious injury early Sunday when he was clipped by a passing Union Pacific train when he stopped near the tracks for a smoke.
Workers on the train told authorities they thought they'd hit a man, launching a search that included dogs. But nobody was found.
Robles had managed to walk home, only to call emergency dispatchers hours later to report that he couldn't get out of bed. He was treated at a hospital.
Robles told investigators he'd been drinking heavily and saw the train approaching when he stopped at the tracks for a cigarette.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080916/D93847KG3.html
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Surprisingly (not), both articles indicated that alcohol may have been a factor.
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