vuduchile 1,941 Posted October 2, 2020 A good friend died today after hitting a moving train in his car. A lot more questions than answers at this point. What we know: Approx 2 am: cops started investigating what appeared to be a car crash near the train tracks where they found scattered car parts but no car. Hours later they found the car sandwiched between 2 railroad cars 10 miles down the tracks from what is believed to be the crash site. The car was reportedly unrecognizable as a car and my friend was inside alive, but barely hanging on. Major head trauma and internal bleeding. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital. What we don’t know: What was he doing out at 2 am during the work week? Kind of out of character for him but who knows? Was he under the influence? Toxicology tests will eventually answer that. Did he fall asleep at the wheel? Was he rammed from behind into the train? Seems unlikely, but maybe Did he ram the train intentionally? Father of 2 boys, ages 11 and 13. On the board of a private Lutheran school, Eagle Scout, Master’s degree, decent job. Messy divorce last year. The ex wife is a real piece of work. Those kids were just dealt a really shitty hand. What a tragedy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,649 Posted October 2, 2020 6 minutes ago, vuduchile said: A good friend died today after hitting a moving train in his car. A lot more questions than answers at this point. What we know: Approx 2 am: cops started investigating what appeared to be a car crash near the train tracks where they found scattered car parts but no car. Hours later they found the car sandwiched between 2 railroad cars 10 miles down the tracks from what is believed to be the crash site. The car was reportedly unrecognizable as a car and my friend was inside alive, but barely hanging on. Major head trauma and internal bleeding. He died shortly after arriving at the hospital. What we don’t know: What was he doing out at 2 am during the work week? Kind of out of character for him but who knows? Was he under the influence? Toxicology tests will eventually answer that. Did he fall asleep at the wheel? Was he rammed from behind into the train? Seems unlikely, but maybe Did he ram the train intentionally? Father of 2 boys, ages 11 and 13. On the board of a private Lutheran school, Eagle Scout, Master’s degree, decent job. Messy divorce last year. The ex wife is a real piece of work. Those kids were just dealt a really shitty hand. What a tragedy. Ambien Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bier Meister 1,514 Posted October 2, 2020 Sorry for your loss 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gladiators 1,904 Posted October 2, 2020 Sorry to hear vudu. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shorepatrol 1,737 Posted October 2, 2020 Sorry my man. You are right though. Hard to come to terms with. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strike 3,977 Posted October 2, 2020 That's brutal. Sorry. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,206 Posted October 2, 2020 Crazy. My thoughts are with him and his family. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goggins 146 Posted October 2, 2020 1 hour ago, vuduchile said: What was he doing out at 2 am during the work week? Kind of out of character for him but who knows? Was he under the influence? Toxicology tests will eventually answer that. Messy divorce last year. The ex wife is a real piece of work. Those kids were just dealt a really shitty hand. What a tragedy. Hate to say it but this sounds like a classic suicide. Sorry for your loss. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old School 360 Posted October 2, 2020 Damn. That does leave a lot of unanswered questions. Tomorrow is not guaranteed for any of us- or our friends- or our families. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,117 Posted October 2, 2020 Sorry to hear man. That's really tough. Hopefully answers come and shed some light. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,559 Posted October 2, 2020 Tragic, vudu. My condolences. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nzoner 936 Posted October 3, 2020 Sorry to hear,prayers sent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloaca du jour 2,064 Posted October 3, 2020 Condolences and can size of ex? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5-Points 2,729 Posted October 3, 2020 Damn, I was all set to come in here with a Rocky reference but it seems inappropriate now. My initial thought was the same as HT's, ambien. People do some weird stuff when they take that chit. Either way, that's focking brutal. Hopefully he was in shock and didn't suffer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reality 2,710 Posted October 3, 2020 Ambien or suicide, both horrible options. That's tough.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill E. 666 Posted October 3, 2020 Sorry to hear. Sucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,640 Posted October 4, 2020 Damn Covid. If only he'd been wearing a mask. So sorry man. That whole story makes me heartsick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
