Teen Struck By Train While Text Messaging

One less idiot to worry about on the hiway. If he is too stupid to look out then he should be plastered

How in the world do you get hit by a train? Even if you can't hear them, you can feel the vibrations from them. Sounds like someone needs to put the cell down and pull their head out of their butt!!!

well obviously. his cell phone contract included roll-over minutes and he got one.

Im glad he's ok.
And he probably just
learned a major lesson.
Shouldnt ppl know not
to be texting while crossing
a freakin railroad track??
Hello..THE WORLD NEEDS TO WAKE UP!

How stupid are you peole??? "Too bad he lived!" What is WRONG with you. EVERYONE makes mistakes. SHould you deserve to die every time you pick up your phone and get distracted? Yes, this kid was stupid but NOONE deserves to die!!!!!!

Braindead parents raising braindead children. If you're really stupid you might get hit by a train. But you probably have to really work at it.

This can happen even without texting. When two trains intersect like this, bad things happen.

I think we should get ride of trains. The children are our future not trains.

I guess I'll be the first to say it, Don't Text while crossing the Tracks.
The person was very lucky, the train was probably moving at a very low speed although, he was thrown 50 feet.
Does anybody know if the Phone was damaged? The maker of the phone could make a great commercial out of this.

obviously the parents never told their children too stay off the tracks.>??< the common sense went out the window when the text messaging started. this type of accidents stem from the all Important chatting text messaging. they run in to walls& doors also. that phone Is way more Important. then thinking safety for them self's shame shame. brite side parents bill will be less in the future.

This is one way to weed out the gene pool. Messy, yes, but if today's teens can't get their heads out of their I-Pods, then, they will get hurt. Last year a boy I know ran out into the middle of a busy street while talking to friends on his cell. He just couldn't multi-task and he forgot to look both ways. he got hit, sailed 25 feet, broke bones, was concussed, etc.

weeding the gene pool...

To find out what that Teen's last words was is to scoop all the text letters left scattered on Train tracks to solve the puzzle.

Think texting is bad, wait till those idiots with IPhones try to work those and drive.

It's bad enough in traffic when someone is driving while using a cell phone and doesn't look where they're going. But it's sheer stupidity not to watch where you're going as you're texting something!

I pray and hope the Cinncinnati boy recovers quickly.

Train vs Man. Train most always wins. Most always too late for the train engineer to stop the train in time. The weight, speed, braking distances etc., physics defies it. No way the train is going to stop in time. Most unfortunate to happen. It is up to everyone else to pay more attention and use common sense. On occassion it is the fault of the railroad, no warning signals, poor crossing conditions, etc. On occassion the weather, poor visability, etc.

In this case, the boy did not pay attention while text messaging. Where was his common sene? Duh?

I cannot even go to a movie with an old friend of mine, as she pays more attention to texting friends than the movie, or dinner, or our cobversation. SWhe rarely answers her phone, but will usually respond to a text message. This work is getting sicker.

Just shows that parents arent teaching their kids to look both ways before crossing.I taught my kids early and still watch them to see if they actually look as well as any other kids that are crossing the street ,parking lot ,etc.,and if they dont look first i yell for them to stop and then talk to them about it.

im glad it happened that way. if you're so stupid that you would pay more attention to your phone than your safety, you deserve to be hit by a damn train. just one less stupid person to deal with. if he ever does recover, i bet he wont roll over to any tracks in his wheelchair anymore haha. i dont feel sorry for him at all, i feel sorry for anyone who would feel sorry for him.

LOL DARWINISM IN ACTION!
He would've gotten the Darwin award if he'd died! I bet he was listening to his iPod or some other stupid multitasking thing. God forbid we actually look around our surroundings anymore without multitasking.

Technology & Teens don't mix.... and it is not a good mix for some adults either. When will people learn? I have seen adults try to drive, while talking on cell phones, screaming at kids and having the car radio blasting... then they run a red light almost cause a wreck and have the nerve to give the finger to the innocent person.
I feel sorry for the kid because he almost got killed...but I sure as hell hope he has learned a lesson.