Tragedy in LA

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/train_collision

Obviously with Ike dominating the news, this has sadly taken a back page, but still major news. The death toll is expected to rise considerably.

 

Hopefully ESPN stops promoting O STATE / USC as "Crash at the Coliseum"

 

Terrible news. I'll keep my fingers crossed for the best possible finish.

 

Death toll is about 15-20 last I heard, including one member of the LAPD.

 

Is that true? Yeah, that needs to stop now.

 

Actually, it's the Collision at the Coliseum. Still overhyped. It's still the third week of the season, a win or loss here will not break either team's national championship/BCS bowl hopes. It's just all hype because the game is on ESPN.

This whole thing is a complete tragedy. Immediately afterwards, they were saying it was highly unlikely that anyone who was inside who hadn't already gotten out was alive. They basically called it a recovery mission. Sad. Incredibly sad.

 

Vince Doria apologized and said it should have never happened.

 

Yes true - hopefull Musberger will not be screaming it as part of opening tonight.

 

Apparently, all references to the Collision at the Coliseum have been removed from ESPN.com and ESPN TV.

 

Metrolink says its engineer ran a red light to cause the crash. Death toll up to 24. (LAT via LAObserved)

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-traincrash14-2008sep14,0,3660884.story

 

On top of that, reports coming in this morning that he ran the red light because he was:

Wait for it. . .

DISTRACTED BY A TEXT MESSAGE.

Fuck me. :'(

If this is true, the guy paid for his stupidity with his life. Problem was, he took two dozen innocents with him. :'( :'( :'(

 

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