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Man struck, killed by train in Melb

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August 10, 2007

Man struck, killed by train in Melbourne

BY REBECCA ADAMUS

FLORIDA TODAY ADVERTISEMENT

MELBOURNE – A 29-year-old man was struck by a train and died early this morning.

Michael Raymond Rosenweig was placing pennies on the railroad tracks at New Haven Avenue when the train struck him, according to Melbourne Police spokeswoman Jill Frederiksen. The incident occurred about 1:30 a.m.

Rosenweig suffered from a fatal head injury and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The train was stopped and blocked traffic for several hours after the incident.

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arasky - Every gag has it's victims, if you want to look hard enough. There was no attack on the person, just presenting a scenario. I feel duty chastised, if that makes you feel better. You shouldn't waste time feeling bad for me, and no, my life isn't boring, and yes, it is fun writing pointless comments. Nothing is sacred, that includes death.

When I get off from work this afternoon, I'll hoist a brew to the guy and bid him a Vikings toast for his voyage into his next adventure.........

Posted by: bramblebush on Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:47 pm

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Making fun of the dumb and stupid might keep others from doing the same thing.

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Bruce said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Getting struck by a train is fairly common but if this guy was placing pennies on the track in order to have a train flatten them then I would expect he would have known enough to look both ways before approaching the track. I'll go Neutral on this one to see what my fellow moderators have to say.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Many a young person has flattened pennies on the track, but 29 years old is a bit old for such stunts, and to fail to look to see if a train is approaching first is definitely Darwin-grade. Thanks for sending it, Kizzy


James said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
This fellow was both slow AND dense! It doesn't take long to put a penny on the tracks, and doing so is best done BEFORE trains are in the vicinity. I used to do this too, but I would make sure the area was clear and then just wait for the train!


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