The Former Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Transient falls from train, drowns in puddle J.M. Brown, MEDIANEWS STAFF Article Last Updated: 02/22/2007 07:51:25 PM PST BENICIA -- A 21-year-old transient who spilled out of a freight train that was headed to her hometown Wednesday drowned after landing in a foot of water, an autopsy revealed Thursday. Although Tiffany Tyrrell of Portland, Ore., sustained blunt force trauma when she and her Rottweiler tumbled from the train, coroners determined she fell into a shallow marsh by the railroad tracks in Benicia and drowned, said Officer Paula Toynbee, the Solano County Sheriff's spokeswoman. The results of toxicology tests, which would determine if Tyrrell had been drinking or using drugs, are pending, Toynbee said. Detectives were still investigating Thursday whether Tyrrell fell, jumped or was pushed from a boxcar on the train, which was traveling at least 50 mph, Toynbee said. The female dog was also likely injured, sheriff's officials said, but details about her condition were not available Thursday. Tyrrell and traveling companion, fellow transient Joseph Davies, 24, reportedly hopped the boxcar near Emeryville. The train had originated in Los Angeles. It's unclear whether Tyrrell was trying to return to Portland. The schedules and routes of Union Pacific's freight trains are not publicly available, said Mark Davis, a railroad spokesman. Davis said the railroad is still investigating the incident, but will likely prosecute Davies for trespassing. Davies was arrested Wednesday on a charge of criminal trespassing but later posted bond and was released. "Anytime a person Advertisement is in and around railroad property, it is extremely dangerous," Davis said, calling Tyrrell's death "a tragic example." Davies called authorities from a cell phone around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday saying Tyrrell had fallen from the train, officials said. He called again around 7:30 a.m. from a train station in Elmira, about 35 miles north. Authorities found Tyrrell's body around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday just west of the railroad tracks near Morrow Lane and Goodyear Road, 1.5 miles north of Lake Herman Road. Crews recovered Tyrrell's belt buckle about 40 feet from where her body was found, sheriff's officials said. A hooded sweatshirt was located close to her Davis, the railroad spokesman, said between two and three people per day die on Union Pacific property because they either try to jump a moving train or are hit walking or standing on tracks. Railroad security monitors trains, but does not check every car at every station. http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_5284702 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n_igma Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 fucked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3ader Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Rest in peace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHereForTheNight Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 KA BLOOSH! Blub blub blub The End Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<---lllExlllPert---> Posted July 7, 2009 Share Posted July 7, 2009 I heard about some young graffiti writer - who got hit by a train cus he had his headphones on and was mad drunk on the line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEELHUNGRY Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 KA BLOOSH! Blub blub blub The End not funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Orenthal Norton Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 ive spoken with railworkers and they have told me that he had 12 or 13 people die in his yard in just a 6 month period. freight trains arent a joke. people dont relise the number of people that died during the subway era in new york. trains are extremely dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the radiologist Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 im stayin away from trains from now on. and watch more army wives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1char Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 ohh yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeCoNee Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 ive spoken with railworkers and they have told me that he had 12 or 13 people die in his yard in just a 6 month period. freight trains arent a joke. people dont relise the number of people that died during the subway era in new york. trains are extremely dangerous. yea true that bro. i got like a cousin or something that lost a leg painting a train in the 80s and sued the city for like a million dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.hopeless. Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 ^i smell BS.if he was painting trains he had no business being down in the subways in the first place and i cant see any judge,regardless of the fact he lost a leg,granting him a milli becuase of it.he was tresspassing in a place he shouldnt have been doing something illegal when he lost his leg.i dont see the city being culpable for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustofills Posted October 4, 2009 Share Posted October 4, 2009 yea true that bro. i got like a cousin or something that lost a leg painting a train in the 80s and sued the city for like a million dollars emm emmm That smell. Can you smell that smell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boltcutter Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 ive spoken with railworkers and they have told me that he had 12 or 13 people die in his yard in just a 6 month period. freight trains arent a joke. people dont relise the number of people that died during the subway era in new york. trains are extremely dangerous. Where do you get your information on NYC subway graffiti era fatalities? Their have not been more then 5 graffiti related deaths on the tracks of the MTA spanning 1971-present. That is a very low number for the amount of writers who painted the MTA in over almost a 40 year span. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltrailer77 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 ^^^^ Fucking spammers! I hope You get Syphilis in your fucking eyes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
`Melinoe Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 I think people really just don't think about how fast trains are and that they're not like cars where you can just slam on the break and stop somewhat fast... Mother holding child cross tracks in front of incoming train. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/35949239#35949239 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis and Clark Posted March 24, 2010 Share Posted March 24, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100324/ap_on_re_eu/eu_norway_train_crash Runaway cargo train crashes in Norway, 3 dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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