http://nypost.com/2017/07/24/teen-sues-after-losing-legs-in-train-accident/
I might feel sorry for him if the train had jumped off the tracks and run over him while he wasn't on the tracks, but as the facts stand now, not at all. The gofundme should have stated "we want money because jacob is stupid". I do feel bad he got his legs cut off, but it's his own fault. Trains are big and loud, and can only move on their tracks, if he were paying attention he would have known even with his earphones on.
A Georgia teen who lost part of his legs when he was run over by a train has sued the railroad company and operators.
Jacob Ohl, 17, was walking along railroad tracks on March 2 in Liliburn when he was hit by an oncoming train that did not have a functioning camera, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
The teen is suing for compensation for his injuries from railroad company CSX and operators Derrick Tyrone Marshall and Clifton Edward Martin, who were running the train.
The lawsuit, which was filed last week, claimed the train conductor never blew the train’s horn to alert the teen, who was wearing headphones. The suit also claims there was no fencing or warning devices for pedestrians.
According to the suit, the engineer and conductor saw Ohl about 1,000 feet before striking him, but the train wasn’t stopped for another half-mile after the accident.
His mom, Fern Cook, wrote on a GoFundMe page that the 17-year-old called 911 after the incident to get help.
He was rushed to the hospital, where both his legs had to be amputated below the knee.
I might feel sorry for him if the train had jumped off the tracks and run over him while he wasn't on the tracks, but as the facts stand now, not at all. The gofundme should have stated "we want money because jacob is stupid". I do feel bad he got his legs cut off, but it's his own fault. Trains are big and loud, and can only move on their tracks, if he were paying attention he would have known even with his earphones on.