Danger Train: Collisions #104 and 105
John Gaver has updated his crash log with new information from METRO, and before today the count seemed to be 103 (not 102 as I previously had guessed).
There were two more collisions today:
A pedestrian was taken by ambulance to Ben Taub Hospital after a MetroRail train struck her at Main and McGowen in Midtown.
It was the second MetroRail accident today.
Metropolitan Transit Authority Spokesman George Smalley said the northbound light rail train was stopped at the intersection when it received a signal to proceed and started forward.
Witnesses said the pedestrian, identified only as a woman who appeared to be in her 40s, was crossing Main from east to west and was struck by the right front corner of the train, Smalley said.
"Some reports said she was running," he said. The woman was knocked to the side of the train and into the intersection, but was conscious when placed on the ambulance, Smalley said.
The Houston Fire Department said they could not identify the woman because of federal privacy regulations.
The accident was the 99th since the light rail trains began running in November 2003, and the seventh involving a pedestrian. One accident involved a man in a wheelchair.
No. 98 occurred at 9:15 a.m. today, when a southbound train on Fannin struck a vehicle eastbound on Binz. There were no injuries. The motorist, who lives in Georgia, was ticketed for allegedly running a red light.
Sallee's numbers are inaccurate, and should be diregarded in favor of John Gaver's database.
I thought MayorWhiteChiefHurtt had the Renegade Downtown Jaywalking problem under control with their redeployment of manpower? Apparently not.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 07/28/05 20:06 | Danger Train | Technorati
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The pedestrian accident happened in Midtown, not downtown. Also, I personally witnessed the accident. The woman saw the southbound train approaching and decided to break into a full speed run toward the platform, not bothering to look southbound for on-coming traffic (neither cars nor trains). Her gross disregard for any traffic coming her way was not merely "jaywalking". She was incredibly reckless.
Posted by Bobby Warren @ 23:23 on 08/01/05
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