San Jose: Train crash survivors, one recovering, another "fighting for life"
The two people were hit by trains five days apart, both in San Jose. Their families insist they were not trying to commit suicide.
David Hughes, 47, was hit by a Caltrain near Willow Street and Highway 87 on Nov. 4. Sandra Hughes, his sister, told this newspaper that her brother, told her that he fell asleep alongside the tracks.
When he awoke, she said he told he was "sideswiped" by the train, which was traveling at a speed of 25 mph heading toward the Diridon station.
"He didn't see or hear it coming," Hughes said.
Hughes said her brother is expected to recover from his injuries and soon leave Valley Medical Center. She said that her brother told her that he had been in a fight with someone and drinking before he fell asleep by the tracks, where he used to live when he was homeless. She said her brother lives with her in Campbell now.
The victim of an earlier train accident on Oct. 30 is in much worse shape.
But the family of Patricia Brosio hasn't been able to find out what happened yet, because the 55-year-old woman can't speak and is still in a coma at Regional Medical Center, according to Ben Cardoza, 54, her brother.
Brosio was struck by a VTA light rail at 10:45 p.m. at the intersection of Berryessa Road and
Capitol Avenue. San Jose police are investigating why she had been crossing the tracks.
Cardoza is anxious to get the results of the investigation: He said he simply wants to know if his sister was at fault, or the train operator.
He acknowledged that Brosio, who had once worked in San Mateo County as an advocate for battered women, had been battling alcoholism. But he added, "she's been doing extremely well for the last two years and had no reason to be suicidal."
She had two sons, ages 35 and 28, one of whom had been in a coma himself when he was in a car accident five years to the day of Brosio's train collision. Cardoza said his nephew was in a friend's Jaguar, and the driver was racing down Highway 101 near the San Francisco International Airport when the accident occurred. Since then, Brosio has been taking care of her son.
Cardoza said his sister has been heavily sedated, after suffering numerous strokes and bleeding in her liver. "She is fighting for her life, literally," he said.
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David Hughes, 47, was hit by a Caltrain near Willow Street and Highway 87 on Nov. 4. Sandra Hughes, his sister, told this newspaper that her brother, told her that he fell asleep alongside the tracks.
When he awoke, she said he told he was "sideswiped" by the train, which was traveling at a speed of 25 mph heading toward the Diridon station.
"He didn't see or hear it coming," Hughes said.
Hughes said her brother is expected to recover from his injuries and soon leave Valley Medical Center. She said that her brother told her that he had been in a fight with someone and drinking before he fell asleep by the tracks, where he used to live when he was homeless. She said her brother lives with her in Campbell now.
The victim of an earlier train accident on Oct. 30 is in much worse shape.
But the family of Patricia Brosio hasn't been able to find out what happened yet, because the 55-year-old woman can't speak and is still in a coma at Regional Medical Center, according to Ben Cardoza, 54, her brother.
Brosio was struck by a VTA light rail at 10:45 p.m. at the intersection of Berryessa Road and
Capitol Avenue. San Jose police are investigating why she had been crossing the tracks.
Cardoza is anxious to get the results of the investigation: He said he simply wants to know if his sister was at fault, or the train operator.
He acknowledged that Brosio, who had once worked in San Mateo County as an advocate for battered women, had been battling alcoholism. But he added, "she's been doing extremely well for the last two years and had no reason to be suicidal."
She had two sons, ages 35 and 28, one of whom had been in a coma himself when he was in a car accident five years to the day of Brosio's train collision. Cardoza said his nephew was in a friend's Jaguar, and the driver was racing down Highway 101 near the San Francisco International Airport when the accident occurred. Since then, Brosio has been taking care of her son.
Cardoza said his sister has been heavily sedated, after suffering numerous strokes and bleeding in her liver. "She is fighting for her life, literally," he said.
If you have any question about San Jose auto accident, Car accident, Motorcycle accident or Pedestrian accident, please contact the accident injury law office of Geoffrey Nwosu at http://www.nwosulaw.com/ or 408-912-5983. An accident attorney will discuss your injury case with you.
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