Apathy Curve: Cheated

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Cheated

A swing and a miss for Uncle Chuck:

A man was hit by a train Saturday afternoon as he reportedly tried to put a coin on the railroad tracks.

Robert Wrisberg, 47, of Davenport was struck in the head by a ladder on a railcar near the end of the train, said his nephew, Kyle Ostrander, who was with Wrisberg at the time. "I tried to pull him out of the way, but he was knocked out," Ostrander said. "We were just messing around. I hope he’s OK."

Ostrander called 911 on his cell phone and tried to revive his uncle until a rescue crew arrived. He said Wrisberg was breathing and conscious when rescue workers arrived.

Drat!

Chuck had better call an emergency meeting of the Casualty Ratio Committee to explore the possibility of affixing wing blades to train cars in a bid to increase their lethality. Incidents like this are both sloppy and embarrassing.

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