Teen flips bird at train, gets run over

[Full Service]

An 18-year-old man was struck and killed by a train near Kenosha, Wisc., as he reportedly stood on the tracks and made an obscene gesture at the train, the Kenosha Sheriff's Department told the Associated Press.

Andrew J. Grosenick and Keith A. Lien, 18, both of Silver Lake, were using the tracks as a short cut home around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Lien told deputies.

Authorities say they think both men were intoxicated. A train approached and both men got off the tracks, but Grosenick walked back on, Lien said.

The conductor said he saw Grosenick raise his arm and ''flip off'' the train.

[JCagle]

Maybe he was just letting them know that NS is #1 Nascar style.

[cmherndon]

Maybe he was just letting them know that NS is #1 Nascar style.

Actually, Jason, that was along the CN.  So he was telling the CN that they were number one.

[JCagle]

Late evening brain farts!

[cmherndon]

It happens to the best of us.  ;D

[cjr9703]

I know I shouldn't laugh at this, but I can't get the image out of my head of some jerk defiantly flipping off a train, and then only to get hit by it.  The "bird" definitely makes a strong statement, but I guess he comparatively underestimated its power in this case.  This is the best story of this type I've read in a while.

Chuck

[Warren]

I knew this reminded me of something!