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Re: Text Messaging!!!!!!!!!
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 09-13-2008 - 22:54
BOB2 Wrote:
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> Thanks OPRRMS, I've seen the texting report now in
> three places, but not on some reports.
The following is a transcript of a story on the CBS2 web site (KNX/KNXT in Los Angeles). I can't vouch for its accuracy.
Metrolink officials Saturday put the blame squarely on the engineer of the train for the deadly crash that has claimed at least 25 lives. They say he ran a red light.
But a group of local teens, train enthusiasts, who know the engineer well doubt that he was to blame.
They called their friend professional and caring and said he helped them learn about trains and being an engineer. To a man, they said he would "never" have been reckless or unprofessional or run a red light.
But one minute before the deadliest crash in Metrolink history, one teen -- Nick Williams -- said he received a text message on his cell phone from the engineer, whom the teens identified as Robert Sanchez.
Williams' received text was brief, "Just two lines", reported KCAL 9 and CBS 2 reporter Kristine Lazar, exclusively.
Williams told Lazar that Sanchez sent him a text message at 4:22, about a minute before the crash. "I just replied back 'Good deal,' and I never got a response back."
The teens posted a tribute to their friend on YouTube.
Investigators insist the engineer ran a red light. Another one of the teens, Evan Morrison, told Lazar that Sanchez "wasnt the kind of person that would run a signal or go through something like that."
None of them believe he was at fault.
Saturday, Sanchez's teen friends all went to the crash site. Mark Speer, choking back tears said, "this is absolutely devastating."
Denise Tyrell, a spokesperson for Metrolink commented on the report that Sanchez might have been texting immediately before the crash.
She said, "That would be to me unbelievable. I can't imagine a scenario where a Metrolink engineer would be texting someone while driving a train.
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> Thanks OPRRMS, I've seen the texting report now in
> three places, but not on some reports.
The following is a transcript of a story on the CBS2 web site (KNX/KNXT in Los Angeles). I can't vouch for its accuracy.
Metrolink officials Saturday put the blame squarely on the engineer of the train for the deadly crash that has claimed at least 25 lives. They say he ran a red light.
But a group of local teens, train enthusiasts, who know the engineer well doubt that he was to blame.
They called their friend professional and caring and said he helped them learn about trains and being an engineer. To a man, they said he would "never" have been reckless or unprofessional or run a red light.
But one minute before the deadliest crash in Metrolink history, one teen -- Nick Williams -- said he received a text message on his cell phone from the engineer, whom the teens identified as Robert Sanchez.
Williams' received text was brief, "Just two lines", reported KCAL 9 and CBS 2 reporter Kristine Lazar, exclusively.
Williams told Lazar that Sanchez sent him a text message at 4:22, about a minute before the crash. "I just replied back 'Good deal,' and I never got a response back."
The teens posted a tribute to their friend on YouTube.
Investigators insist the engineer ran a red light. Another one of the teens, Evan Morrison, told Lazar that Sanchez "wasnt the kind of person that would run a signal or go through something like that."
None of them believe he was at fault.
Saturday, Sanchez's teen friends all went to the crash site. Mark Speer, choking back tears said, "this is absolutely devastating."
Denise Tyrell, a spokesperson for Metrolink commented on the report that Sanchez might have been texting immediately before the crash.
She said, "That would be to me unbelievable. I can't imagine a scenario where a Metrolink engineer would be texting someone while driving a train.
