Reply by oldnovice

This also happened in/near Chicago when I still lived in Illinois.

A drunken man climbed the fence around the L train yard (the elevated transit line in Chicago that are electrified) and he proceeded to cross the rails. He would probably have been OK but he decided to relieve himself on the rails and was electrocuted. His family sued and was awarded a tidy sum!

It just goes to show that even if safe guards (a fence) are in place there is no guaranty of safety if stupidity (or in this case drunkenness) get in the way.

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