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Lawnmower man versus train

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Man riding on a lawn mower killed by train By Liz Fabian TELEGRAPH STAFF WRITER BONAIRE - A Houston County man going down the railroad tracks on a riding lawn mower was hit and killed by a train early Saturday morning.

Anthony Todd Potts, 38, of 809A Ga. 247, was traveling southbound on the Norfolk Southern tracks south of Ga. 96 when he was hit by a northbound train at 1:13 a.m., said Cpl. Sean Alexander of the Houston County Sheriff's Office.

"Alcohol is a contributing factor," Alexander said. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.

Cpl. Brad Stone of the Houston County Sheriff's Office said investigators have no idea why the man was riding the lawn mower down the tracks in the middle of the night.

Potts was killed instantly and the lawn mower was destroyed beyond recognition, Stone said.

Submitted on 08/27/2006

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Macon Telegraph, 8-27-06

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James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
The comnbination of a lawn mower and the fact that it was at night make this all the more interesting, or at least enough so to raise it slightly above the totally commonplace. I'll risk a vote of neutral on this one!


Sheryl said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
A ride-on lawnmower on train tracks? It's certainly different. I realise alcohol was involved in this but I'll squeak it by and see what the readers think.


Fitzroy said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I'm with James & Sheryl on this one. A mower on the rails is just such a bizarre image, I can't see treating this like yet another ordinary man vs. train incident.


Jorge said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence


Graham said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
This another weird one. A riding mower, on train tracks, at night? Makes no sense at all. Suicide perhaps? I'd like to have read more details on this one, particularly the man's background.


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