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drunk teenager naps on railroad tracks, train passes over him
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| trancechan |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090914...WlubWlzc2VzZA--
PARIS (Reuters) – A drunk French teenager narrowly escaped death on Sunday after falling asleep on a railway track and slumbering undisturbed as a high-speed train roared over him, police said.
The 19-year old, whose name was not released, remained fast asleep face down on a stretch of track near Saint Nolff in southern Brittany, as the Quimper to Paris train passed, leaving only a few grease stains on the back of his jacket.
The driver saw the body lying on the tracks and slammed on the brakes, but was only able to stop a few hundred meters further on.
"It was his unconscious state that saved him really, as he lay there completely still like a dead body," said a spokesman for the local police force, adding that the clearance under the train is only around 20 centimeters.
According to the spokesman, the teenager was making his way back from the Saint Nolff music festival when he stopped to take a nap on the railway line.
Roused by police and fire fighters who attended the scene, the young man gave a one-fingered salute before rolling over and going back to sleep.
He was subsequently transferred to a nearby hospital where police say he is still recovering from his alcohol binge.
"He's not really aware of what happened," said the police spokesman. |
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| david.michael |
| Sounds like he really needs to get his life back on-track. |
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| david.michael |
| Seems like he's a well-trained sleeper. |
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| david.michael |
| Someone would need to be loco to think it was a good idea to sleep there. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
Sounds like he really needs to get his life back on-track. |
:stongue: |
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| ziptnf |
Maybe he "chugged" a lot of beer beforehand. Right? RIGHT? :D
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| Sunsnail |
| He should take a brake from partying and learn how to conduct his life better |
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| LeopoldStotch |
| Some say he led a life that was off track. |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sunsnail
He should take a brake from partying and learn how to conduct his life better |
Don't toot your own horn, it's not like you've never had any wild partying days. |
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| StanVoid |
| Does anyone have the tracklist from the Festival? ha ... ha ... haha |
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| euphoria |
Just as stupid as this guy....
http://www.journal-news.net/page/co.../id/525232.html
MARTINSBURG - The popular online social networking site Facebook helped lead to an alleged burglar's arrest after he stopped check his account on the victim's computer, but forgot to log out before leaving the home with two diamond rings.
Jonathan G. Parker, 19, of Fort Loudoun, Pa., was arraigned Tuesday one count of felony daytime burglary.
According to court records, Deputy P.D. Ware of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department responded on Aug. 28 to the victim's home after she reported the burglary.
She told police that someone had broken into her home through a bedroom window. There were open cabinets in her garage, and other signs of a burglar.
The victim later noticed that the intruder also used her computer to check his Facebook status, and his account was still open when she checked the computer.
The victim later noticed that she was missing two diamond rings from her dresser in the same room as her computer. The two rings were worth more than $3,500, reports indicate.
During the investigation, a friend of the victim told her that he knew where Parker was staying, in the same area as the victim's house. Police then went to the home and spoke with a friend of Parker's. The man said Parker had stopped by his home occasionally, but he said the man didn't live there.
He also said that the night before the burglary, Parker asked him if he wanted to help break into the victim's home but he refused.
As of Tuesday evening, Parker remained in custody at the Eastern Regional Jail on $10,000 bail. If convicted he faces one to 10 years in prison. |
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
Someone would need to be loco to think it was a good idea to sleep there. |
wonder what was his motive for drinking so much. |
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