Poll of the Day > This 17 y/o Georgia Kid is Suing CSX Train after they CUT OFF HIS LEGS!!!

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17 y/o Jacob Ohl from Georgia, a high school senior is SUING CSX Trains after he lost BOTH of his LEGS below the knees when he was hit by a train in March and claims the company is responsible because they didn't blow their horn to warn him!!

Jacob was hit while walking along the track with his EARBUDS in his ear and his mother said that while he "sensed" the train was near, he didn't hear it fast enough to get out of the way

They say CSX was negligent and now wants 200,000 in compensation

They don't blame just the company but the operator as well, Derrick Tyrone Marshal and Clifton Edward Martin. The family said they saw Jacob when they were a 1000 feet from him but didn't ring the bell, blow the horn or put on the brakes after hitting him..it also took 2600 feet for the train to make a full stop once the brakes were applied.

CSX also did not put up proper warning signs or fences to stop people from walking by the tracks and now they want the company to pay for his medical bills and damages he may incur in the future

A Gofundme page was created for Jacob which has amassed 45,000+ so far

On the day of the incident, Jacob was hit by the train where his legs were COMPLETELY RIPPED OFF but he was still alive and was able to call 911 for help as he was calmly talking to the operator stating "Um, i just got hit by a train"...Ohl was in shock and his voice was unusually flat and she asks what had happened..He replied that there's a problem with his legs and said "I think it cut them off".

Paramedics found him and applied tourniquets to his legs to stop the bleeding and saved his life.

He was a senior at Brookwood High School and was an HONOURS student who played first-chair stand-up bass in the school orchestra

He goes by the name FishbOhl and is a member of the school's jazz band where he played bass

Do you think CSX should pay up? let's see what people think

Jacob - Before accident

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/24/21/42A6CA2300000578-0-image-m-5_1500927604304.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/03/18/3DEC7FED00000578-4278254-The_teen_is_also_in_a_jazz_band-a-68_1488566981372.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/03/18/3DECB39200000578-4278254-image-a-67_1488566981229.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/03/18/3DECA9A200000578-4278254-image-a-69_1488567004055.jpg

Jacob - After accident

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/24/21/42A70FBE00000578-0-Police_said_at_the_time_that_it_took_at_least_half_a_mile_for_th-m-12_1500927957356.jpg

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/07/24/21/42A7029900000578-0-image-a-6_1500927614021.jpg

Type of train that hit him -

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/03/03/18/3DEC7DE000000578-4278254-image-m-66_1488566151461.jpg
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Full Throttle posted...

CSX also did not put up proper warning signs or fences to stop people from walking by the tracks

I mean, I feel for the kid. Tragic situation. But you know, sometimes you gotta have a little common sense. A 17 year-old should not need warning signs to know that he shouldn't be walking on train tracks, or that he may be putting himself in peril for doing so.
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Fuck the kid
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I am in the camp that says the boy is an idiot and brought it upon himself, but on the other hand. $200,000 is not that much for hitting a person with a train. If they didn't start stopping until after they hit him there is a case for negligence even if him being an idiot was the cause. Honestly it would probably be better to just pay the kid 200k rather than spend 50k on lawyers just to end up settling for 100k. Plus it gets it out of the news faster and looks better from a pr perspective. As they are not fighting a boy who lost his legs over 200k when they are worth 45 billion.

But I could also see an issue of if you are handing out money to morons like this, some people could start risking their lives so they can have a similar law suit and that could create all kinds of problems.
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slacker03150 posted...

I am in the camp that says the boy is an idiot and brought it upon himself, but on the other hand. $200,000 is not that much for hitting a person with a train. If they didn't start stopping until after they hit him there is a case for negligence even if him being an idiot was the cause. Honestly it would probably be better to just pay the kid 200k rather than spend 50k on lawyers just to end up settling for 100k. Plus it gets it out of the news faster and looks better from a pr perspective. As they are not fighting a boy who lost his legs over 200k when they are worth 45 billion.

But I could also see an issue of if you are handing out money to morons like this, some people could start risking their lives so they can have a similar law suit and that could create all kinds of problems.

I honestly believe that is partly why they went with that amount.
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they actually have rail road cops that patrol the roads for this reason, to keep them out of court battles and such, if you are at a place with parking that is anywhere near train tracks and not private property then cops are probably very close by waiting to ticket you for something stupid
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RIP legs.

He'll still be able to play in the orchestra, anyway. Well, except for maybe the cello.
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There usually should be a visual warning that an active train crossing is happening.


But you can't actually stop a train to avoid someone. It's a train

I didn't read the story, but they missed his dumb looking face.
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Full Throttle posted...

He was a senior at Brookwood High School and was an HONOURS student who played first-chair stand-up bass in the school orchestra

Well I guess now he can play sit-down bass.

He can still have the first chair though - disabled folk first!
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It's his own fault for being an idiot. I hope he doesn't get a dime.

Train company should counter-sue for the trauma of the machinist.

People always forget, but if a person gets under your train, while you are on duty, it greatly messes with your head.
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