There’s been a horrific accident on Baltimore’s light rail train with reports that the victim was literally cut in half:
Video posted by citizen, which I will not link to, shows man was literally cut in half. https://t.co/g1Dqg3MmEM
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) May 10, 2018
BREAKING- Light Rail suspended after pedestrian hit on Howard St. north of Fayette pic.twitter.com/8GWnRoJeby
— Karl Ferron (@lightforall) May 10, 2018
Police have closed off the area and are investigating:
LIGHT RAIL service has been SUSPENDED between Camden Yards and North Avenue because of a pedestrian has been struck and killed by a train. Shuttle buses are running @wbalradio #mdtraffic
— Jim Russ WBAL NewsRadio 1090 & FM 101.5 ?? (@JimWBALTraffic) May 10, 2018
TRAFFIC ALERT: Howard St. CLOSED from Mulberry St. to Baltimore St. Pedestrian struck by light rail train. Pedestrian is deceased. More info to follow.@BaltimorePolice Crash Investigators primary, collaborating with @mtamaryland pic.twitter.com/S29NCGX8aX
— T.J. Smith (@TJSmithMedia) May 10, 2018
This is an extensive scene that we are reviewing and we are asking for everyone’s patience. If you have video/pictures of incident, please contact our crash investigators at 410-396-2606.
— T.J. Smith (@TJSmithMedia) May 10, 2018
And now it’s turning into a circus with cops trying to keep people from filming the scene and a videographer angry that they’re violating the “consent decree” put in place to monitor the department. Dude … there’s a dead body cut in half. Give it a rest?
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Police are violating the consent to Cree, telling media not to record out in a public street. pic.twitter.com/CZF28wUO5A
— Karl Ferron (@lightforall) May 10, 2018
Here we go:
How many times do we have to have this conversation?
Police officers cannot tell the media — or anyone else for that matter — to stop recording on a public street.
If this part of their training isn't sinking in, what else isn't?@Darryl_De_Sousa @TJSmithMedia https://t.co/JOM1TB4WHI— Kevin Rector (@RectorSun) May 10, 2018
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