guy tries to kill girlfriend at RR crossing; he gets hit by car, dies...

[MnFats]

sometimes justice is not delayed...

from the associated press...

http://www.comcast.net/news/national/index.jsp?cat=DOMESTIC&fn=/2007/05/21/669243.html&cvqh=itn_train



LOS ANGELES - A man trying to kill his girlfriend by stopping a car in front of an approaching train was himself killed Monday when the train hit the vehicle and launched it into him as he tried to flee, police said.

The girlfriend survived.

The man drove the car in front of a group of other vehicles stopped at a railroad crossing in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Sunland, Officer Mike Lopez said.

The driver, who was seen arguing with his girlfriend, parked the car on the tracks and jumped out, leaving her behind, Lopez said.

A northbound commuter train hit the rear of the car, hurling it into the man. The girlfriend was taken to the hospital, where she was in stable condition, Lopez said.

"She gets hit by a train and lives. He gets hit by his own car and he dies," Lopez said.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

1. Link, please?

I'd like to see where this word string leads. MKJ

[HowHasItComeToThis]

7. HOW TELL IS McCAIN?

LOOKS ABOUT 4'11" IN THIS IMAGE.

A SO SUBSERVIENT

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

8. OK. That is an interesting response to a request for the link to the story.

:shrug: MKJ

[Kelly Rupert]

42. LOL

That's the most unintentionally-amusing reply I've seen yet.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

16. In which state did this occur? Texas???

MKJ

[BikeWriter]

21. Hey, are you messing with Texas?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

26. LOL, I was just hoping for a link and tossed out the name of a state

in which I could picture this happening and for some reason Texas came to mind.

I live in Colorado, where bizarro world is the norm, more often than not. However, I knew that it hadn't occurred here.

Turns out this happened in California.

As a native New Mexican, I met a lot of y'all Texans on the ski slopes and other outdoor recreational venues, growing up.


I love you guys and I know better than mess with Texas, :toast: MKJ

[BikeWriter]

28. Good because we Texans never... Uh, I forget...

[The Backlash Cometh]

36. Haven't you heard?

Bush has become so unpopular that Texas has been downgraded and now everything in Texas is the same size as everywhere else.

[Truthiness Inspector]

2. The girlfriend is doing better than I thought

in a previous article I read, she was listed in critical condition.

I'm glad to see she is now "stable."

The boyfriend definitely got his just desserts, but too bad he caused so much suffering for his GF, her family, and his own family, as well as the people on the train and the witnesses.

On edit, here is the story I read earlier: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-metrolink22may22,0,2760661.story?coll=la-headlines-california

[AtomicKitten]

3. poetic justice ... n/t

[AZBlue]

4. And The Darwinian Award goes to......

[Rosemary2205]

5. I - Will - not - laugh - I - will - not - laugh - I - will - not - laugh

arrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhh














HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :)

[BlooInBloo]

13. BWAHAHAHAHA!

(shrug) What can I say? I'm not nearly as mature as you.

[malaise]

30. I will

As an opponent of capital punishment, I adore this kind of justice.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Initech]

6. Karma's a bitch, ain't it?

He should have taken lessons from this guy:

[H2O Man]

31. "Instant karma's

gonna get you" ..... The Plastic Ono Band single seems to fit.

[Clark2008]

33. I'd be happy to take lessons from Jason Lee.

He is a real sweetie pie. I got an email from him because I adored a venture he once put some money into: a starving artists museum where small-time artists who normally would not get a break got to display their wares.

Handsome, smart and caring.

[Sequoia]

44. Cool. Too bad he's in TV jail. Now we have to wait until next season.

I just love that show. Smart, witty, and always funny.

[Imagevision]

9. This is the best news item I've read in sometime - msm should have carried it to

put a few smiles on the ladies faces...

[aikoaiko]

10. Vigilante train engineer --- when will the madness stop.

:sarcasm:

[Orangepeel]

11. was his name Snidley Whiplash?

I'm glad the woman is okay.

[TahitiNut]

22. His name was Wile E. Coyote. His girlfriend was Rhonda Rhoderunner.

:shrug:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

24. ...

:spray: MKJ

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

12. Never try something like this on a MONDAY!!!!

[Zynx]

14. Owned.

[bullwinkle428]

15. This played out like a "Tales from the Crypt" episode!!

Poetic justice, indeed...

[me b zola]

17. I have recommended in honor of every woman who lost their life to an abuser

Women, if you are in an abusive relationship, it usually doesn't end this way. It's no joke, get out and don't look back (but do look over your shoulder).

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

18. Thank God She's Ok And Holy Fuckin Cow To Karma In That One. Jesus.

What are the goddamn odds....

I know, 100% here, but you know what I'm sayin.

If only fate like that could come to any scumbag who would take the life of another with such brutal intent.

[Madspirit]

19. Speaking of Instant Karma....wow...n/t

[knight_of_the_star]

20. So appropriate

Who says Fate doesn't have a sense of humor, its just a tad morbid.

[Judi Lynn]

23. What the HELL is the person speaking at the funeral going to say to the mourners?

That would be worth the price of admission!

[BoneDaddy]

29. Tickets, can I have your tickets please.

[Lurking Dem]

35. That is cold!

:rofl:

[BoneDaddy]

43. Yeah it was

hehe but the guy tried to get his gal run over by a train, so he has me beat..)

[hunter]

39. They could donate the proceeds to a women's shelter.

A celebration of Instant Karma.

[Jamastiene]

25. Hope she gets well soon.

As for him, pfft! He got his, didn't he? :evilgrin:

[City Lights]

27. MSNBC just reported this.

They are now saying they believe he did not try to leave her on the tracks, but rather was ejected when the train hit the car. :shrug: She was wearing her seatbelt, while he, apparently, was not.

[Sequoia]

45. MSNBC...sticking up for the killer guy.

It seems pretty clear to me from this story and witnesses that yes he DID leave her on the tracks with intent to kill. And Bush is a good decent fine christian decider they would also have you believe.

[City Lights]

47. It's sickening.

I couldn't believe my ears when I heard their latest version...:eyes:

[Sequoia]

48. That's the "liberal" media for you.

wink

[Coventina]

32. Locally, there was an incident with a woodchipper

Several years ago, a guy attempted murder / suicide with his girlfriend, involving a woodchipper. Somehow, he convinced her to lay down on it with him, then he turned it on. He zipped right through, but luckily for her, for some reason her very long hair tangled the machine and she escaped with minor injuries.

:puke:

[bleedingheart]

34. you have got to be joking....

on one hand...a creative way to kill yourself...but I am quite sure very painful...

[rasputin1952]

37. Not for long...but I'm glad she didn't get chopped up...sounds

to me like the guy getting zapped kind of cleaned up the gene pool a tad.

[Coventina]

38. Wish I was! Horrible to contemplate

here's a link:
http://www.azcadv.org/PDFs/2000_Fatalities.pdf

footnote 54, although it lacks details. There's probably a more lurid retelling somewhere on the internets....

[renate]

40. those stories are absolutely heartbreaking

I live such a sheltered life.... so much hate towards people who were once loved by their murderers, seeing so many stories in one place, one after another.... :cry:

[Marrah_G]

41. Woah.... that's some might fast Karma

[shenmue]

46. It just boggles your mind...

how horrible some people are.

:crazy:

[spanone]

49. There is a Bob.