Woman loses both her legs trying to hop on a moving train

[-King-]

LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) — A 17-year-old Colorado State University student lost both her legs when she tried to hop aboard a freight train and slipped underneath the moving train on Monday, police said.

One of three males with the student was briefly dragged by the train but suffered only minor injuries. The accident occurred in the northern Colorado town of Longmont shortly after 1 p.m. when the group tried to board the northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe train, police said.

Train speed limits through Longmont are 25 mph. It wasn't known exactly how fast the train was going at the time of the accident.

The student was taken to Longmont United Hospital by ambulance and then flown to Denver Health Medical Center. Denver Health officials said they couldn't release any information about her, but Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said he believed she was conscious and able to talk.

Longmont is about 30 miles north of Denver and about 30 miles south of Fort Collins, where the university is located. All four lived in Fort Collins and it's possible they caught a train south and were trying to return home when the accident took place, Satur said.

No names have been released, but Satur said the three males with were between 17 to 20 years old. The female victim's parents live in another state, which Satur didn't identify.

The male who was dragged by the train was cited for trespassing, as was another one of the males, Satur said. A third male made it aboard the train and his whereabouts were unknown.

Satur said he didn't know if the female would be cited.

"She's got enough issues to worry about," he said.

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Burlington Northern is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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Let the bad buns begin!

[Fritz88]

That is tragic.

[TimeForWasp]

She asked her lawyer if he could keep her out of trouble. He said she didn't have a leg to stand on.

[pr_capone]

She was defeeted by the train.

[TimeForWasp]

She really knows how to spread her legs.

[TimeForWasp]

Do you think it happened in mid air?

[MagicHef]

What I find really crazy about this is that I live in Fort Collins, my parents live in Longmont, I was in Longmont on the day this happened, yet I find out about it from ChiefsPlanet.

It reminds me of another thing that happened on the same rail line last year. An older "continuing education" type student apparently flunked a very important test, and decided to commit suicide by laying down on the tracks. He succeeded with flying colors, and the police had to shut down all the rail crossings in Fort Collins because there were pieces strewn the entire length of the city.

[Dartgod]

I was trying to think of a good pun to post here, but I'm stumped.

[Hammock Parties]

She never asked for this.

(only deus ex fans will get that one)

[TimeForWasp]

And she thought she was two feet from the tracks.

[munkey]

What I find really crazy about this is that I live in Fort Collins, my parents live in Longmont, I was in Longmont on the day this happened, yet I find out about it from ChiefsPlanet.



Had the same thing happen here in Bend, Or....Some kid took his own life at a local coffee shop and I found out about it here....

The POWER of Chiefsplanet!!!!




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[Gonzo]

Man, talk about getting a leg up on the competition, her doc really put his best foot forward on this one.

[Bob Dole]

That is tragic.

Bob Dole doesn't understand your pun.

[-King-]

Bob Dole doesn't understand your pun.

He lost his train of thought
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[TimeForWasp]

She was running low and slow.

[TimeForWasp]

How did you catch up with the train? She replied " I just put one foot in front of the other"

[Sofa King]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say there's something missing in this story.

[KCUnited]

She's got legs, she knows how to lose them

[Donger]

That's loco.

[scorpio]

What I find really crazy about this is that I live in Fort Collins, my parents live in Longmont, I was in Longmont on the day this happened, yet I find out about it from ChiefsPlanet.

It reminds me of another thing that happened on the same rail line last year. An older "continuing education" type student apparently flunked a very important test, and decided to commit suicide by laying down on the tracks. He succeeded with flying colors, and the police had to shut down all the rail crossings in Fort Collins because there were pieces strewn the entire length of the city.

I live in FoCo too, in fact my office is about 100 yards from the tracks. They really need to relocate them. They're a menace, and BNSF has a habit of rolling trains right through the middle of town at 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.

[seclark]

.

[Phobia]

And you know-it ain't fiction
Just a natural fact
We come together
Cuz opposites attract

[TimeForWasp]

She was hiding the fact she was on drugs. They found tracks on her legs.

[mikey23545]

I live in FoCo too, in fact my office is about 100 yards from the tracks. They really need to relocate them. They're a menace, and BNSF has a habit of rolling trains right through the middle of town at 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.

How are they a menace? Are they some kind of stealth trains that have no warning lights at the crossings?

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

That's no way to get a leg up on the competition

She must have been all hopped up on dope

She was always a leggy girl

Conductor must have been a leg man

I said SPREAD your legs not SHRED your legs!

[TimeForWasp]

She was lost , but they tracked her down.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

She always wanted to be a model but she really doesn't have the legs for it.

[Donger]

I guess she didn't listen when they said, "ALL aboard the crazy train."

[TimeForWasp]

I know she wanted to be a model. She was very well trained.

[Dr. Johnny Fever]

I wonder if she was listening to Mellancamps "Get A Leg Up" on her ipod at the time.

[Frazod]

It reminds me of another thing that happened on the same rail line last year. An older "continuing education" type student apparently flunked a very important test, and decided to commit suicide by laying down on the tracks. He succeeded with flying colors, and the police had to shut down all the rail crossings in Fort Collins because there were pieces strewn the entire length of the city.

I take the train into Chicago every day. Haven't had any suicides-by-train lately, but over the past ten years there have been several. Certainly an effective method, and I guess it's a wonderful way to make a statement on what a self-absorbed douche you are - hey, I want to die in such a way that traumatizes dozens of witnesses and makes several thousand people two hours late for work! Pricks. Just stay home and fucking shoot yourself.

These really suck when they happen in Downers Grove, which is about 10 miles east of me. Those clowns take forever to investigate the scene and clean up the carnage. 100 people see some idiot step in front of an express train traveling at 70 mph, the train's stopped half a mile down the track, and bloody chunks are splattered for 150 yards. Apparently they're not sure about the cause of death.

[TimeForWasp]

She had a hard day, now she is dragging ass.

[scorpio]

How are they a menace? Are they some kind of stealth trains that have no warning lights at the crossings?

More of a nuisance than a menace, perhaps. The tracks basically divide the heart of the town in half and run right through the CSU campus, and there's train traffic all day long. I seriously doubt that very many people would be hopping cars or throwing themselves on the tracks if they were out in the boonies.

[Iowanian]

Think of all the money she'll save on Shoes and Long pants now.


In other good news for her, some fellas are into that kind of thing.


She was apparently confused when the 3 men told her they wanted to run a train on her.

[The Franchise]

None of these are bad buns.

[Gonzo]

This was the worst Thomas episode ever...
"Thomas and friends in: Thomas Mame's a Bitch."

http://www.kids-birthday-party-guide.com/images/thomas-the-tank-engine.jpg

[TimeForWasp]

All my focus is trained on her .

[Dartgod]

I heard she's changing her name to Consuelo.
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[notorious]

She was apparently confused when the 3 men told her they wanted to run a train on her.



ROFL

We have a winner.

[TimeForWasp]

http://www.kdvr.com/videobeta/f4f851ce-6a1b-4344-92a2-ac03c1e56810/News/Video-update-EMT-likely-saved-teen-s-life-after-horrible-train-accident

[Demonpenz]

Her favorite Lord of the rings character is LegOless

[Demonpenz]

She's got legs, she knows how to lose them

you motorboatin son of a bitch LMAO

[Demonpenz]

Authorties asked what she was thinking, she was stumped.

[Molitoth]

Authorties asked what she was thinking, she was stumped.

ROFL LMAOLMAOLMAOLMAO

[suds79]

Authorties asked what she was thinking, she was stumped.

:LOL: I'm feeling even more bad about myself for continually checking this thread... I can't stop it.

[Iowanian]

Now she's

Rollin Rollin Rollin
Rollin Rolllin Rollin

[Iowanian]

Imagine her disappointment at the speed dating night the guy is wearing his "you must be this tall to ride" t-shirt.

[booger]

run away train never coming back
wrong way on a one way track

[booger]

got to swing your hips now...so come on and do the locomotion with me

[DaFace]

OMG THIS HAPPENED RIGHT NEAR ME AND MY 17-YEAR OLD NIECE GOES TO SCHOOL AT CSU. YOU ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!!

[lcarus]

ZZ Tops newest hit: "She's got stumps...she knows how to use them"

[booger]

her pron name can be Casey Jones

[Rain Man]

I think I've told the story here in the past, but I was on a flight long ago with a guy who had lost both legs and an arm while trying to hop a train. He was, of course, suing the railroad and was on his way to some sort of hearing. This was on a Southwest Airlines flight, and I don't know if they still have them, but I was sitting across from him in those seats that faced each other. He was drunk or drugged or something and talked to us (me and my boss) the whole time, and eventually got kicked off the plane for hitting a flight attendant. Fun times.

[Iowanian]

OMG THIS HAPPENED RIGHT NEAR ME AND MY 17-YEAR OLD NIECE GOES TO SCHOOL AT CSU. YOU ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!!


If you see her at a crosswalk, don't put your starbucks on her head, that would be rude.

[booger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRYmKQeIiNs&feature=related

embed disabled.

Pretty sure it's SFW, maybe language. Can't be turn on the volume at the moment to check so use your own judgement

[DaFace]

If you see her at a crosswalk, don't put your starbucks on her head, that would be rude.

Can I put a Starbucks cup on my niece's head though?

[Iowanian]

Maybe she can get a job on Jerry Springer as a replacement for the circus guy who walks around on his hands.

[booger]

if she plays her cards right all the po go stick companies will be fighting to hire her as their new poster girl

[Phobia]

Are her stubs the same length because she could still go by Ilene.

[DJJasonp]

Black Eyed Peas next big hit...

"my stumps, my stumps.....my lovely lady stumps"

[SLAG]

She was on the right track.. until she wasn't

[KCUnited]

She makes a decent BBQ sauce, but nothing special.

[loochy]

She didn't have proper training to deal with her problems.

[tooge]

knowing which way she went on a beach might be difficult now

[Crush]

GDI, all of the good puns are taken.

[aturnis]

Had the same thing happen here in Bend, Or....Some kid took his own life at a local coffee shop and I found out about it here....

The POWER of Chiefsplanet!!!!




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I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.058133,-121.277575

The kid who stabbed himself at the end of his poem on open Mic night?

[Donger]

I think I've told the story here in the past, but I was on a flight long ago with a guy who had lost both legs and an arm while trying to hop a train. He was, of course, suing the railroad and was on his way to some sort of hearing. This was on a Southwest Airlines flight, and I don't know if they still have them, but I was sitting across from him in those seats that faced each other. He was drunk or drugged or something and talked to us (me and my boss) the whole time, and eventually got kicked off the plane for hitting a flight attendant. Fun times.

I'm guessing it wasn't a right-left-right combination.

[Iowanian]

So let me get this straight...She had her legs cut from under her in Colorado...and she wasn't even playing against the broncos?

unbelievable.

[Just Passin' By]

She's a very upbeat person. She won't be kicking herself over this.

[Iowanian]

If she waits long enough, Hollywood will make a movie about weeble wobbles.



She could do spot work in the mean time on 810 on friday "Stump the Chump"

[JoeyChuckles]

If she were to join the Carolina Panthers, she would go by Legedont Naanee.

[KCUnited]

If she were to join the Carolina Panthers, she would go by Legedont Naanee.

Maurice NoLeggitt

[SAUTO]

knowing which way she went on a beach might be difficult now

I would think it would be easier.
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[TimeForWasp]

Just follow the snail trail.

[Al Bundy]

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[ohiobronco2]

It's time to take the training wheels off.

[Phobia]

If you think about it though, it's an easy lesson to learn. She'll never hop on a moving train again.

[Frazod]

I take the train into Chicago every day. Haven't had any suicides-by-train lately, but over the past ten years there have been several. Certainly an effective method, and I guess it's a wonderful way to make a statement on what a self-absorbed douche you are - hey, I want to die in such a way that traumatizes dozens of witnesses and makes several thousand people two hours late for work! Pricks. Just stay home and fucking shoot yourself.

These really suck when they happen in Downers Grove, which is about 10 miles east of me. Those clowns take forever to investigate the scene and clean up the carnage. 100 people see some idiot step in front of an express train traveling at 70 mph, the train's stopped half a mile down the track, and bloody chunks are splattered for 150 yards. Apparently they're not sure about the cause of death.

I remember thinking when I posted this last week that we were overdue for a choo-choo-icide. Sure enough, some idiot jumped in front of the train I was on earlier this evening, and was ground to death under the car I was riding in. Of course, he did it at the stop before mine, leaving hundreds of people to find ways to their cars parked at the next station lot, five miles away. Luckily I was able to get one of my friends to give me a ride.

This one wasn't too bright - the train was pulling in and slowing down. I'm sure death was quick, but probably not that quick.

[MoreLemonPledge]

This story got bumped again? It must really have legs.