key2thecup Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Man Dies After Peeing On ‘L’ Tracks In Evanston EVANSTON, Ill. (CBS) — An Indiana man died overnight, after coming into contact with the electrified third rail as he urinated on the Purple Line ‘L’ tracks in Evanston. The man was at the South Boulevard Purple Line stop around 11 p.m. Sunday with two other people when he came into contact with the third rail, according to CTA spokeswoman Lambrini Lukidis. The man, Zachary McKee, 27, of Ossian, Ind., was pronounced dead at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston at 11:52 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. It turned out that the man had climbed down to the tracks to urinate when he fell onto the third rail, according to a news release from the Evanston Police Department. Authorities have not said whether the man urinated on the third rail. One of the two people the man was with ran down stairs to the booth at the entrance at the station and alerted the security guard on duty to the situation, Lukidis said. The security guard then called Evanston Police and Fire officials. The London Daily Mail reported that McKee had served four years with the U.S. Marines, in the Anbar province in Iraq and in Iwakuni, Japan. He served in the Marines for four years, until 2010, the Daily Mail reported. At the time of his death, McKee was working toward his undergraduate degree in political science and government at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, the Daily Mail reported. McKee’s Twitter page indicated that he was in Chicago for the weekend, and that he had attended a Cubs game at Wrigley Field and visited restaurants in Chinatown. He also tweeted that he stayed in a “jank ass” hotel in Chinatown. Before his death, McKee tweeted, “There’s no stopping us right now.” Contrary to legends and lore, the program “Mythbusters” has concluded that urinating directly onto the third rail is unlikely to cause death in itself. In fact, some purported cases of such deaths are actually believed to have involved direct bodily contact with the rail, as appears to be the case in the Sunday night incident. The Straight Dope reported a couple of years ago that there have been two other local cases of people coming into contact with the third rail after urinating on the ‘L’ tracks. In 1991, a 14-year-old boy was killed after urinating on the Red Line ‘L’ tracks at the Morse Avenue stop in Rogers Park. While some reports say the cause was urination on the third rail, the Straight Dope concludes that he likely suffered electrocution from direct contact. In 1977, a man named Sang Yeul Lee trespassed onto the ground-level Brown Line tracks at Kedzie Avenue to urinate. Based on autopsy findings, the Straight Dope says he too likely died by coming into direct contact with the electrified rail. http://chicago.cbslo...ks-in-evanston/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 What's an L track? And what's the third rail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I feel bad for the dude and his family etc. but I mean really people? Come on. Use some common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightHawkSniper Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 That's a rather odd way to die, I can't believe he couldn't just go find a restroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 What's an L track? And what's the third rail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsedin33 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 wtf, "i need to pee, im going to go jump down directly into the tracks where the subways come flying through and where theres a giant 1 foot metal bar running a strong electric current.." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhinogator Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 1000 ways to die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_bassi13 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 it's an electric train (it's really the el, short for electric) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamikazeWatermelon Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 What's an L track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyville88 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 His family must be...pissed off Sorry I just had to RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 The L is short for elevated, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 The "L" is the subway system in Chicago. (aka ELevated? maybe?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Ambien Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Darwin wins again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Romo Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 What's an L track? And what's the third rail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Man plays "Don't whiz on the electric fence"....loses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denguin Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 What's an L track? And what's the third rail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skks_King Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 it's more like the skytrain, as the vast majority of it is above ground. (subways need to be below ground, don't they?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodzillaDeuce Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 The L is short for elevated, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks since 77 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Man plays "Don't whiz on the electric fence"....loses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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