Friend was hit and killed by Amtrack in San Mateo. Family can't pay for funeral.

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I'm not asking for money here, but if you could maybe help by Digging the story or 'Reddit' ing the story to get more coverage that would be awesome.

The story is on http://www.rondavouxrecords.com/. Funeral is today and we're desperately trying to raise money for the mother.

please copy and paste -

http://digg.com/world_news/Young_Man...y_N eeds_Help


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rondavouxrecords.com ? A young, talented hip hop artist named KDoe was recently struck and killed by an Amtrak train in San Mateo, California. His family is in desperate need for help to pay for his funeral. There is a donate button on the site, and we would appreciate ANY help the Digg community you can give to the family.

[silver]

Why doesnt the family file a Lawsuit against Amtrak?

[Brother Bilo]

That's too bad. Why was he on the tracks though?

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Originally Posted by silver

Why doesnt the family file a Lawsuit against Amtrak?

i don't know the details, but the crucial point is she needs funds like - NOW for the funeral. They're doing a very bare bones services today, but she's hit some very bad financial hard times and then this happens.

again, i don't know the details of what happened. that's still coming out. the point is to help his mom.

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Originally Posted by Brother Bilo

That's too bad. Why was he on the tracks though?

I don't know the details. I don't think the investigation is done yet.

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

Most of the time people get hit by a train around here it's a suicide, but other times it is a tragic accident brought about by people that try to beat the train, not realizing the speed at which trains travel (as seems to be the case in this instance):

The Amtrak ?Capitol? train was traveling northbound at 76 miles per hour, which is the typical speed for a train going through the area.

The collision took place on the tracks at the intersection of Hesperian and Springlake Drive around 8 p.m.

?He was walking on the east side of Hesperian when he walked around the back side of the arms and just tried to beat the train,? said Sergeant Randy Hudson of the San Leandro police. ?At this particular location, when the arms are down you actually have to walk off the pavement and onto the gravel to get around them and that?s what he did.?

Hudson said that the arms were down, the train?s bells were sounding, the lights were flashing, and the conductor had activated the train?s horn at the time of the accident.

He added that Poynter was found with a MP3 player and headphones on and that may have affected his judgment as to how quickly the train was approaching. Poynter was declared dead on the scene by the Alameda County Coroner?s office.

According to Hudson, three independent witnesses that were stopped in their cars at the crossing saw Poynter walk behind the lowered guard arms and attempt to run across the tracks before the train reached the crossing.

Poynter was a full-time musician who went by the name ?KDoe? professionally. He was a part of a group of musicians called the ?Hip Hop Congress? who partnered with Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums to use music in anti-violence campaigns for young people.

Poynter has recently decided to give up his 9-to-5 job in order to focus on supporting his adoptive mother with his music.

?He did a lot of things for the community to make progress with hip-hop. He was recently in a march to stop violence on the capitol building in Sacramento and he was a part of the Live Earth environmental festival this summer,? said friend and fellow musician D. Labri. ?He was my best friend and my spiritual brother. He had so many plans for the future. We were going to travel the word and make music.?

?This was supposed to be a big year for him,? added Labri, who said that Poynter?s music has recently been featured on MTV as well as part of a Barack Obama support song that was on CNN.

?I could go to him for anything. He taught me a lot and would soak up new things like a sponge,? said Labri, who added that he plans on continuing to release Poynter?s music. ?He was very eager to touch people and get his voice heard. Everybody he came in contact with will have positive memories of him.?

There were no injuries to any of the passengers who were traveling on the Capitol Corridor route, according to Amtrak spokeswoman Verna Graham. The passengers stayed on the train for an hour and 46 minutes before the track was declared clear by the coroner?s office.

Poynter?s death is the fourth train fatality in San Leandro in the past six months, in addition to two other train fatalities in San Lorenzo last year.

RIP KDoe

ADG

[L-Pink]

Originally Posted by silver

Why doesnt the family file a Lawsuit against Amtrak?

Unless the train jumped the tracks and hit him how is Amtrack at fault?

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

Most of the time people get hit by a train around here it's a suicide, but other times it is a tragic accident brought about by people that try to beat the train, not realizing the speed at which trains travel (as seems to be the case in this instance):



RIP KDoe

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true. i guess the story will come out. But right now Moms is really needing some help and any help from the community (even spreading the word) is awesome.

thanks.

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Originally Posted by silver

Why doesnt the family file a Lawsuit against Amtrak?

can they?

[g$$$]

sorry to hear about your losses.

[WarChild]

Says he was a devout Christian, hit up the local church.

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cremation is pretty cheap, if dude got hit by a train, cremation may really be the best option anyways, for many reasons

[yys]

Originally Posted by L-Pink

Unless the train jumped the tracks and hit him how is Amtrack at fault?

It's the U.S.; I'm sure some lawyer will come up with a reason why Amtrak should be found at-fault.

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Originally Posted by WarChild

Says he was a devout Christian, hit up the local church.

we're trying everything. i paid for a bunch of t-shirts to be made to sell to help raise money. Moms is really needing some help.

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Originally Posted by yys

It's the U.S.; I'm sure some lawyer will come up with a reason why Amtrak should be found at-fault.

it was not amtrak's fault and that's not the point. a mother just needs a bit of help right now.

[Mr. Deltoid]

Idiot.

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[stev0]

Originally Posted by silver

Why doesnt the family file a Lawsuit against Amtrak?

That's ridiculous