Train 1 Superman 0 
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
A Huntington, Ind. man died while trying to prove that he was indeed Superman. Paul W. Kochensparger, 45, of Huntington, apparently feeling faster and more powerful than a locomotive, engaged in a foot race with the local freight train. And to make it fair, did it while toting a bag of groceries for all to see at a crossing in front of the county courthouse.
Kochensparger was walking home after shopping at a supermarket and greeted a friend, Charles Hess, who was about to enter a nearby business.
"He just said he was going to beat the train," Hess told the Herald-Press of Huntington for a story Tuesday. "I threw my hands up, and he kept running. There was nothing I could do."
Kochensparger's groceries must have included some Kryptonite ice cream that completely drained his super powers. The front of the train apparently caught Kochensparger's leg, spinning him around into the train, Huntington County Coroner David Brandt said. Kochensparger died of massive head and chest injuries.
The warning lights and crossing gates were working at the time of the accident and the train was traveling slower than the 60 mph speed limit, Brandt said.
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Below is a link to the news story.
http://www.theindychannel.com/ind/news/stories/news-161095620020813-170819.html Submitted on 08/13/2002
Submitted by:
Tom Darnell
Reference:
Channel 6 News website 8/13/02
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