Tyler Wood, 16, of Buffalo, was killed Thursday walking along the railroad tracks. Wood was listening to headphones attached to her phone, when she left home on Thursday. She was wearing noise-canceling headphone buds and might not have heard the approaching Canadian Pacific freight train, police said Friday. The device and the headphones were found near her body.
Her death seems to be an accident said Buffalo Police Chief Mitchell Weinzetl. The engineer told Weinzetl that he tried to stop the train and that he sounded the train's horn and siren. It would have taken from three-quarters of a mile to a mile to stop the train.
Although there were no eyewitnesses, several people in the area reported hearing the train's sirens. In the next week, officials will review the train's "black box" video recorder, which will contribute to the coroner's eventual ruling.
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The noise canceling ear buds are not are bright idea for this reason. People need to be aware of their surroundings. It is a very tragic accident, however it could have been avoided if minimal precaution had been considered.
ReplyDeleteI have earbuds that are like ear plugs. You can hear things going on around you, but they're VERY muted. It's a growing trend for teens to use these kinds of earphones, and to turn their music up as loud as it will go. This won't change anything, because nobody ever thinks it will happen to them, but it SHOULD be a lesson to everyone. Don't walk on train tracks if you're not going to actually LOOK for the train.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad. I can't believe that the girl didn't even see the train coming though. She must have been very tuned into her music. I guess it's a lesson for us all though that you need to be aware of your surroundings.
ReplyDeleteThat is such a sad story. It's so hard to imagine how something like that could happen. You would think that even with headphones on she would have some indication of the train coming towards her.
ReplyDeleteThis is crazy! I live in the town next to Buffalo, and I have heard about this before reading your article. There is so much to question here, if the train saw her, or if she saw the train coming. This is a good article pick!
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ReplyDeleteMistake: missing a comma between accident and said