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Set Trippin
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Posted: 11:51 AM EST (1651 GMT)
NEW YORK (AP) -- A 19-year-old woman was crushed by a train after she jumped onto a subway track to retrieve a cell phone she had dropped, police said.
Lina Villegas was pronounced dead Tuesday at a Queens subway stop. She dropped her phone onto the tracks and climbed down from the train platform to find it when she was hit, police said.
Villegas saw the train coming but was unable to pull herself back up to the platform in time, said Officer Jennara Everleth, a police spokeswoman.
The incident highlighted the danger of walking on subway tracks.
rolleyes: Really? Thanks for the tip...)
"While the instinct may be very strong to climb down when you drop something on the track, obviously, don't do it," transit agency spokeswoman Deirdre Parker said.
NEW YORK (AP) -- A 19-year-old woman was crushed by a train after she jumped onto a subway track to retrieve a cell phone she had dropped, police said.
Lina Villegas was pronounced dead Tuesday at a Queens subway stop. She dropped her phone onto the tracks and climbed down from the train platform to find it when she was hit, police said.
Villegas saw the train coming but was unable to pull herself back up to the platform in time, said Officer Jennara Everleth, a police spokeswoman.
The incident highlighted the danger of walking on subway tracks.
rolleyes: Really? Thanks for the tip...)"While the instinct may be very strong to climb down when you drop something on the track, obviously, don't do it," transit agency spokeswoman Deirdre Parker said.
I just hope she didn't pro-create..........Darwin!!