Splish, Splash, We're World Class!
We may need to add yet another category for rail-related fun and hijinks in the Bayou City:
Another vehicle splashed into the Main Street Square fountain Tuesday, the 15th such incident since the downtown pedestrian mall opened Jan. 1, according to the Houston Downtown Management District.Fifteen people doing their best Ted Kennedy impersonation in our world-class fountain?!Metropolitan Transit Authority police said the 62-year-old driver was eastbound on McKinney about 1:30 p.m. and made an illegal right turn onto Main Street and went into the water. Main is closed to all vehicle traffic in the 1000 block, where Metro's rail tracks traverse the fountain.
The disabled Ford Aerostar van forced the closing of the southbound track for about 20 minutes. A tow truck removed the vehicle.
Metro Police Chief Tom Lambert said the driver was not cited for the illegal turn or ignoring the do-not-enter sign because officers determined heavy rain at the time limited visibility. The fountain wasn't damaged.
Wow. I knew of one or two incidents, but 15 is quite a few. Surely the design is not at fault, though, because we know METRO is infallible.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 04/07/04 11:01 | Danger Train | Technorati
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Looks like the truck driver took the two-stroke penalty.
Posted by Laurence Simon @ 12:29 on 04/07/04
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