At 04:19:00 PM yesterday, we had our third accident with the light rail trains. So on the 22th day of 2005, we’ve now doubled our entire 2004 total. The interesting thing about this one was I was the operator. The only injury is me, so we ended up pretty good. Plus i was only going about 7 mph. My injury is barely anything anyway. I just tensed up and strained my back. Doctor says rest for a day or two and take vicodin. So I’ll get to watch the Falcons trounce the Eagles, and the Steelers run over the Patriots today. Anyway, the guy just was basically an idiot and turned in front of a moving train. That happens all the time, however people are usually “wise” enough to do it a second before the train gets there. After the driver got out and checked the damage, and told me nobody was hurt, he just drove off. Five minutes later there was an APB for a luxury SUV with lic plate KASSAB. Word to the wise – if you have a vanity place, don’t do a hit & run. It’s really easy to remember the plate, even at a glance since it’s a WORD instead of random letters and numbers. I wonder if they caught the guy. Hopefully transit police will show up at his house at 3:30 am and put the fear of God into him. Anyway, I’m ok, just a little stiff, and i still get a bit stressed when I think about it, but such is life.
Comments (3)
wow. what a dumbass.
Posted by Crackity Jones | January 23, 2005 1:15 PM
Posted on January 23, 2005 13:15
Yo Ryan, I rode the rails for the first time yesterday. It was okay, but I'm wondering why trains that are less than a year old have seat upholstery that looks like something from a 1982 coach bus?
I went from one end of the line to the other, and it took a lot longer than I thought it would...You train conductors should get the lead out! I also found it interesting that the warehouse stop is right by all the porno clubs...
I was against the train, and still am, but hey-I admit defeat. I'll use it once in a while, but I wish we would have first built some actual fun things for the train to take us to, other than the Metrodome and the worst Hard Rock Cafe in the country.
As such, look for the Twins to move to Saint Paul.
Posted by Chris | January 23, 2005 5:06 PM
Posted on January 23, 2005 17:06
look on the bright side Ryan, it's better than getting shot at.
--------Posted by ben | January 23, 2005 5:09 PM
Posted on January 23, 2005 17:09