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   BeamMeUpScotty to Leroy N. Soetoro   
   Re: Darwin award bodybuilder Greg Plitt    
   23 Jan 15 18:34:18   
   
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   On 1/23/2015 4:54 PM, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:   
   > http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bodybuilder-running-train-killed-   
   > cops-article-1.2085935   
   >   
   > A bodybuilder who was struck and killed by a train was reportedly   
   > attempting to outrun the locomotive on its own tracks for a promo shoot   
   > when he died.   
   >   
   > Law enforcement sources told TMZ that 37-year-old actor, model and   
   > bodybuilder Greg Plitt was trying to prove the effectiveness of an energy   
   > drink when he harrowingly dashed before the train in Burbank, Calif.   
   > Saturday.   
   >   
      
   Maybe he should have been working on the effectiveness of an   
   intelligence drink that boosted the IQ.   
      
      
   > The Superman-like move, showcasing him as being "more powerful than a   
   > locomotive," instead tragically cost him his life.   
   >   
   > Police confirmed to the Daily News Tuesday that video taken from the   
   > Metrolink commuter train captured the former Army Ranger dangerously   
   > "running on the rails" ahead of the train before he suddenly disappears   
   > off camera.   
   >   
   > Due to the camera's high angle, "that portion there we're unable to see,"   
   > said Officer Josh Kendrick.   
   >   
   > Plitt was reportedly flexing his muscle for an energy drink promotion with   
   > Shadow Beverage, which lacked a proper permit, when the horrific accident   
   > occurred, NBC Los Angeles reported.   
   >   
   > The company touts caffeinated drinks called "No Fear" and "Whey Up."   
   >   
   > "It was unknown if he heard or saw the train," Kendrick said of Plitt's   
   > final moments while being trailed by the locomotive whose conductor   
   > allegedly blasted its whistle and attempted to slow down.   
   >   
   > Police have yet to review additional footage taken by two individuals who   
   > were with Plitt, he said.   
   >   
   > A detective told TMZ that there were multiple energy drink bottles near   
   > the tracks, suggesting that Plitt was hopped up on caffeine before making   
   > the dangerous run.   
   >   
   > Plitt, who was a West Point graduate and Captain and Ranger in the U.S.   
   > Army, was set to appear in the new Bravo reality TV series, "Friends to   
   > Lovers," before his fatal accident.   
   >   
   > ngolgowski@nydailynews.com   
   >   
   >   
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