Man killed by Amtrak train in Downers Grove

A 22-year-old Maywood man was struck and killed by a Chicago-bound Amtrak train Saturday in Downers Grove.

[toni]

On Saturday a very warm, loving and caring young man passed away. He will be missed not only by his family and loved ones, but by those who he touched their lives these past 6 months. I can only say you will be deeply missed Mississippi Man!

[You will be missed]

My condolences go out to the family and friends.Rest in peace my friend!

[Darwin]

toni wrote:

On Saturday a very warm, loving and caring young man passed away. He will be missed not only by his family and loved ones, but by those who he touched their lives these past 6 months. I can only say you will be deeply missed Mississippi Man!

you forgot to mention "stupid, selfish, thinks he can run faster than a 90 mph train, etc"...

This guy was a douchebag. READ the article. He crossed the tracks when the gates were down just to catch his next train. Why does this article say " a train struck a man..." when a ding dong actually walked in front of it? You say he "touched the lives of so many.." what about the 140+ people on the train not to mention the people at the stop that had to witness him getting pulverized by this train? Don't you think it was selfish of him to do that to so many?

Why do we/society have to feel bad when this happens? There is so much technology, thought, money, thought and energy put into making these crossings safe then a man just walks past the gates?

He had plenty of time on earth to learn that life isn't just about him... He failed and no one should feel sorry about this. He CHOSE to die. Any other explaining away of this fact is ridiculous .

Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, SPLAT!

That's what he wanted you to remember him by. Think about it.

No go be a safe , productive member of society.

[Loser Brookfield il]

Who are you to talk like that.you fuc*** POS!!! i bet when your time comes just like the rest of us you will be remembered by these simple words: WHO THE F*** WAS THIS GUY!!!WHO GIVES A SH** ABOUT YOU LOSER...By the way your going to hell not heaven.Say hi to the devil you SOB!!

[Darwin loves Brookfield]

Loser Brookfield il wrote:

Who are you to talk like that.you fuc*** POS!!! i bet when your time comes just like the rest of us you will be remembered by these simple words: WHO THE F*** WAS THIS GUY!!!WHO GIVES A SH** ABOUT YOU LOSER...By the way your going to hell not heaven.Say hi to the devil you SOB!!

yep... Jesus just loves you. Uh before you have another coniption fit, remember my " time wiil come" either from natural causes or an accident. I don't think I will be WALKING in front of a train by choice any time soon.

Grow up. Just because your friend was a retard doesn't mean I'm going to hell. What an ignorant thing to say. You're just upset that your friend's there now. Even if you're right, I'm not there now bit your ding dong friend who is selfish and couldn't wait for the gates to rise is dead and not me. So who's the smarter one?

I'm eating Cherriosvand typing and your friend is a bag of skin and bones buried 6 feet under. Should have listened to those LOUD railroad crossing warnings....

Mmmmm , these Cherrios ARE delicious...

See ya douchebag.

[lame]

SH** THE f*** UP YOU LAME A** MUTHA f***** YOU FU**** WHIT* TRA**** tras*!!!!! GO TO HELL SOB....i hope when your time does come that you're eaten top to bottom front to back all the way to your skinny a** bones by the devil himself...guess what i be sitting right up above that you call HEAVEN n watching cannot wait ha ha

[Diana Sheridan]

lame wrote:

SH** THE f*** UP YOU LAME A** MUTHA f***** YOU FU**** WHIT* TRA**** tras*!!!!! GO TO HELL SOB....i hope when your time does come that you're eaten top to bottom front to back all the way to your skinny a** bones by the devil himself...guess what i be sitting right up above that you call HEAVEN n watching cannot wait ha ha

it's sad that you think YOU will choose who will go to heaven or not.

Rest assured, with your words (your ACTIONS under God), you will have a secured place in Hell with your hatred and horrible nature. You have zero forgiveness and love inside of you. Darwin is stating opinion (you can disagree or agree) but you sir are wishing others to Hell.

You are not God and he casts you out you hypocrite.

[shayla _bae]

toni wrote:

On Saturday a very warm, loving and caring young man passed away. He will be missed not only by his family and loved ones, but by those who he touched their lives these past 6 months. I can only say you will be deeply missed Mississippi Man!

OMG that was LIKE MA BROTHER RITE HER OMG I CANT UNDASTAND THIS WOW

[shayla _bae]

Darwin loves Brookfield wrote:

<quoted text>
yep... Jesus just loves you. Uh before you have another coniption fit, remember my " time wiil come" either from natural causes or an accident. I don't think I will be WALKING in front of a train by choice any time soon.
Grow up. Just because your friend was a retard doesn't mean I'm going to hell. What an ignorant thing to say. You're just upset that your friend's there now. Even if you're right, I'm not there now bit your ding dong friend who is selfish and couldn't wait for the gates to rise is dead and not me. So who's the smarter one?
I'm eating Cherriosvand typing and your friend is a bag of skin and bones buried 6 feet under. Should have listened to those LOUD railroad crossing warnings....
Mmmmm , these Cherrios ARE delicious...
See ya douchebag.

FOr the record......he is not in hell and that is ma friend that was like ma brother and u know what sumtimes people do thing with out thinking it all the way thru to the end...he was not a retard ok and this arugement between ya'll is very petty....Let the man soul rest in peace....YOU know....I think both of yous can feel how you feel about the matter at hand but man its sad to read stuff like this about someone you know so please if you can't say nothing nice y say it at all. b.cuz all you going to do is hurt somebodys feelings.....Please just hear me out im not here to start shyt im just he to say how i felt bout them comments you know..........SHAYLA_BAE

RIP BRUDDA I LOVE YOU FAEVA

[shayla _bae]

Darwin wrote:

<quoted text>
you forgot to mention "stupid, selfish, thinks he can run faster than a 90 mph train, etc"...
This guy was a douchebag. READ the article. He crossed the tracks when the gates were down just to catch his next train. Why does this article say " a train struck a man..." when a ding dong actually walked in front of it? You say he "touched the lives of so many.." what about the 140+ people on the train not to mention the people at the stop that had to witness him getting pulverized by this train? Don't you think it was selfish of him to do that to so many?
Why do we/society have to feel bad when this happens? There is so much technology, thought, money, thought and energy put into making these crossings safe then a man just walks past the gates?
He had plenty of time on earth to learn that life isn't just about him... He failed and no one should feel sorry about this. He CHOSE to die. Any other explaining away of this fact is ridiculous .
Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding, SPLAT!
That's what he wanted you to remember him by. Think about it.
No go be a safe , productive member of society.

OMG NOW YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING NOW......wHAT HAPPEN THAT DAY........HAS NOTHING!!!! TO DO WITH THE KIND OF MAN THAT HE IS....OK......I UNDERSTAND THAT U DONT FEEL SORRY BUT LET SUMTHIN LIKE THIS HIT HOME FA U SEE HOW YOU REACT TO IT.....OK...WHY YOU GOTTA TALK LIKE THAT....HAVE SOME RESPECT FA THE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WILL READ WHAT U WROTE....dO U understanD THAT WITH THESE COMMENTS YOU BEIN SELFISH...ONLY THINKIN BOUT HOW YOU FEEL RIGHT NOW AND NOT THE OTHER READERS..........LIFE IS LIFE.....IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY......WHEN YOUR BORN GOD ALL READY HAS DOWN HOW YOU ARE GOING TO DIE.....THATS DAT.....JUST HAVE SUM, RESPECT WHO KNOW THE WAY U MAY DIE WILL BE GETTIN TRAMPLED ON MY ELEPHANTS WHO KNOW?????? God does!!!!

[shayla _bae]

toni wrote:

On Saturday a very warm, loving and caring young man passed away. He will be missed not only by his family and loved ones, but by those who he touched their lives these past 6 months. I can only say you will be deeply missed Mississippi Man!

OH MY GOD HE LIKe GOnE MaN THAT WAS LIKE MA BRDDA MAN .....DANG LIFE BE SO CRAZY

[Train Rider]

I was on the 2:38 train in Lisle that was stopped due to the accident at the Belmont stop. I saw the train go by that was only three minutes away from killing that young man. Unfortunately I think he thought that the train that wasn't due to arrive in Belmont until 2:41, was the Amtrak train that was barrelling down the tracks at 2:33. It seems like he was confused, and on the wrong side of the tracks, and made a impulsive decision. He must have thought it was the train he was supposed to be on.

Give the guy a break. He paid for his mistake with his life. He won't get a second chance to do it over again, and then we get comments from DARWIN, THAT SHOULD BE INGNORED. DON'T GIVE SUCH DRIVEL AN AUDIENCE. HE wrote that stuff to get attention. Pathetic to say the least.

I had a friend commit suicde on those same tracks in Downers Grove 2 years back, and his actions were insane and stupid. And yes he put many people's lives at risk becuase he drove his car onto the tracks.

Some wanna die, others just make a mistake, the man who perished on saturday made a mistake.

Leave it at that.

[shayla_bae]

Train Rider wrote:

I was on the 2:38 train in Lisle that was stopped due to the accident at the Belmont stop. I saw the train go by that was only three minutes away from killing that young man. Unfortunately I think he thought that the train that wasn't due to arrive in Belmont until 2:41, was the Amtrak train that was barrelling down the tracks at 2:33. It seems like he was confused, and on the wrong side of the tracks, and made a impulsive decision. He must have thought it was the train he was supposed to be on.
Give the guy a break. He paid for his mistake with his life. He won't get a second chance to do it over again, and then we get comments from DARWIN, THAT SHOULD BE INGNORED. DON'T GIVE SUCH DRIVEL AN AUDIENCE. HE wrote that stuff to get attention. Pathetic to say the least.
I had a friend commit suicde on those same tracks in Downers Grove 2 years back, and his actions were insane and stupid. And yes he put many people's lives at risk becuase he drove his car onto the tracks.
Some wanna die, others just make a mistake, the man who perished on saturday made a mistake.
Leave it at that.

OMG thanks do much for that and this is just alot you know.....but i understand what u are saying and thank you alot for what you said...it was just a mistake because he wasn't a depressed person he was all ways on the up and up.....I can't belive you was their.....Was his body all together or was he in part? omg that was like ma brudda man...its crazy

[we miss you]

Yes, thank you it was a mistake.Your right shayla bae the minute we are born God has a plan for all of us.It was his time- but it wasnt meant to happen like that.He a good guy-very generous and he has a big heart!!! I know the Lord is taking care of him up above.I thank you shayla and train rider for shutting up darwin and diane.Those who talk bad about the deceased well lets jus say God will take care of them.REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND....wE ALL MISS YOU VERY MUCH.God Bless

[Train Rider]

I was not at the scene, but based on the timing of the two trains on saturday I could tell he thought the train that was coming was the Metra due to arrive at 2:41 at the Belmont stop. Just before that train arrived at my station in Lisle, An Amtrak train was on that track going into the city from San Francisco. Those trains move very fast and don't make any stops.

He just made a mistake. A permanent one. I feel really bad for him and his family. He wasn't stupid, just made a off-the-cuff impulsive decision.

And had he missed his train, he'd have had to wait another two hours for the next train, which is most probably why he jumped the tracks at a very bad time.

Very sad indeed.

[Big Hank]

I just saw the this young man just a couple of weeks ago in Mississippi. That was my two older children cousin and I just hate that this really happened. My kids and the rest of their family here are really saddened by his death. I don't know what was going through his mind to think that he could beat a moving train, but he paid for this mistake with his life. I am going to remember his life for the good times that I knew about him; I will not down his life because of a mistake that took his life. We all make mistakes and it was unfortunate that he paid for his with his life.

[we miss you]

Wow, thank you...it means alot knowing we have people in this world like you train rider who has a big heart.i can tell-and you will be Blessed!!Its really sad when you have someone in your life that you really care about leaves this earth then a blink of an eye.All i know is he is in a good place.God Bless

[sad witness]

A friend of mine just told me of this page when he found out I was there when the ACCIDENT happened. My family and I were on our way to the movies when we were stopped by the train gates. We were the 3rd car from the corner. We saw the young man running across the tracks. The train passed and we thought he made it across. When the gates went up, cars were not moving. My husband and I got out of the car and looked towards where people were pointing. My husband and I ran to him. I put my hand on his shoulder and said a prayer over him and entrusted him to our Lord. We were hoping to find out information so that we could attend the funeral. My throat tightens everytime I see a young man that reminds me of him and I'm overwhelmed with sadness and have to force myself not to cry. Our hearts and prayers go to the family and friends of this young man.

[Darwins back]

sad witness wrote:

A friend of mine just told me of this page when he found out I was there when the ACCIDENT happened. My family and I were on our way to the movies when we were stopped by the train gates. We were the 3rd car from the corner. We saw the young man running across the tracks. The train passed and we thought he made it across. When the gates went up, cars were not moving. My husband and I got out of the car and looked towards where people were pointing. My husband and I ran to him. I put my hand on his shoulder and said a prayer over him and entrusted him to our Lord. We were hoping to find out information so that we could attend the funeral. My throat tightens everytime I see a young man that reminds me of him and I'm overwhelmed with sadness and have to force myself not to cry. Our hearts and prayers go to the family and friends of this young man.

you and your husband are idiots. so you BOTH got out of your cars to "entrust" this douchebag to "the lord"?

Really? Who's that? Xerxes. Zeus. Santa Claus.. If you are talking about the Christian god - the one that causes floods and famine in the fun book called the bible, I don't think it mattered much. That god is a destroyer of humans AND angels actually. The guy that ran across the tracks was a fool , we all understand that but let's talk about the crazy followers of this god.

This god allowed his angels to battle and kill eachother in paradise. This god kills humans. This god is imaginary.

Please keep your hocus pocus , religious freakfest off of a message that is designed to share logical thinking.

So far since this loser killed himself there are people claiming they know he's not in hell ( an imaginary place and how in the f*ck would anyone know that), that he made a mistake (obviously) and that we should pray for him... Yawn. When a gazelle is killed by a tiger, do we "pray" for the gazelle? No, the gazelle is weaker than the tiger so we just shrug our shoulders and life goes on for the strong and the intelligent. This guy that ran in front of a train is weak and it's the plan of life to eliminate the weak.

Quit crying, the world is a better place without him. Luckily all of you crybabies are also weak so your time will come soon also and the rest of us won't have to hear from you.

ding ding ding ding ding ding ding poweee!

That's what happens when a weak man tries to run faster than a train.

[sad witness]

Why is he a douchebag? Because he made a mistake? I see why you're so hostile. You have no spiritual life. What a miserable way to live.