Monday, September 15, 2008

Drunk New Yorker grabs train cables, suffers extreme shock and then sues Amtrak for negligence?

Via: Universal Hub

"So this barhopping New Yorker up in Boston climbs on top of an Acela train at South Station late one night in 2006, reaches up and is promptly zapped with 27,000 or so volts, leading to serious burns and injuries, including the loss of his left arm [and eventually his left leg as well!].

Naturally, he's suing Amtrak for gross negligence, because it failed to do enough to keep idiots from climbing on top of trains and grabbing hold of electrical wires..."

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Original story from the Herald

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