Commuter Rail hits man in Whitman; no news coverage
By tblade - 8/21/09 - 9:24 am
UPDATED to reflect that the indecent involved a pedestrian, not a motor vehicle as I first thought.
The 9:30pm outbound Kingston commuter rail struck a man near the Essex Street crossing in Whitman Thursday night; the first emergency call was received at 10:06 pm, according to chatter heard on a police scanner. I cannot confirm whether or not that this incident was fatal.
Curiously, I can't find one mention of this in local media - not even the local South Shore papers. I guess T accidents after daylight hours don't give good enough photo ops to make the news.
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Coverage from the Patriot Ledger
By tblade - 8/21/09 - 10:16 am
http://www.patriotledger.com/homepage/x2137526892/Man-killed-on-commuter-rail-tracks-in-Whitman
It appears I may be incorrect about a vehicle being involved.
No, sir, you are wrong. It
By NotWhitey - 8/21/09 - 12:25 pm
No, sir, you are wrong. It does not appear as if you may be incorrect.
No need for double qualifiers - just say it:
I was wrrrr..... wrrrooonnn....
I was wrong
By tblade - 8/21/09 - 12:49 pm
I was wrong. I hastily posted a link that I barley read as I went out the door. No need to make a big deal about it.
I live 2 houses down from
By anon (not verified) - 8/21/09 - 6:56 pm
I live 2 houses down from Whitman, and I had no idea.