Horrible Incident On Subway Today

Someone jumped in front of the subway, and was struck by it, at the Hollywood and Vine stop. I was on the subway going to Hollywood and Vine when it happened. Our train stopped, and we were told that there was only one track open and we had to wait for the eastbound train to pass before we could proceed. Word started trickling down that someone had jumped off the platform into an oncoming subway train. Some of us remarked that we would not want to see that image. But when we got to the station, there were the paramedics with the guy who was bandaged from head to toe, being carted off the platform .. so much for not seeing it. Then when we all go up the escalator, we again saw the paramedics wheeling the guy out to the ambulances. I did not take out my cell phone fast enough to take any pictures of the guy (not that I want to keep that damn picture memory in my brain). I did take some pictures of the area after I got up onto Hollywood Blvd.

My stomach is still sick about that. I know Christmas time is hard for those that have hit hard times, and God knows this country is in hard times (except for those beltway government elites and the rich people, including Obama, our supposed president and leader -- they are not experiencing any hard times), so one has to figure there will be more deaths in the days ahead, by people that just don't know what else to do.

Pray for America. We really need a miracle.

The Los Angeles Fire Department is reporting via email alert that a man has been hit by a Red Line subway at the Hollywood and Vine station. Very little information is available right now; the LAFD states: "One male conscious w/severe trauma after being struck by subway train." An updated alert explains that currently "Extrication by firefighters underway for 'minimal' entrapment of patient 'still on tracks.'" UPDATE 3:45 PM: The man has been removed from the tracks and is being taken to Cedars-Sinai in critical condition, says the LAFD. Metro and the LA County Sheriff's Department are investigating the incident.