Respect Authority

Remember when I wrote about killer vehicles and the people they kill? (For the record, it was about three posts ago). Well, here’s an update!

Turns out, William Jenkins (yes, they identified him, that only took about a thousand hours), actually sent a “distraught text message” to a friend just moments before being hit by one two trains. Police also found painkiller prescription bottles near Jenkins, and his, once again “mangled” (thank you, Associated Press) body is now being autopsied. Details of the text message have yet to be made public, but I feel like the options are limited: 

1. “Fuck, I want to jump in front of a train.”
2. “Fuck, I’m about to get hit by a train.”
3. “Lol, I kno!!! He wuz supr cute. Even wlked me to the train! :-) –<–@” 

Semi-related, turns out the engineer of a train that collided with a freight train in LA last month (killing 25, injuring more than 130), was also sending text messages just before the crash. Nextel should really start advertising their annoying walkie talkie function to the “I frequent busy transportation routes and can’t afford texting related lawsuits… or death” demographic. 

[Newsday]
[New York Times]