Lindsey Michaels, 21, died early Sunday while train hopping with her boyfriend
A Carlow University student leaped to her death as she was horrifically dragged beneath two trains while playing a game with her boyfriend.
Lindsey Michaels, 21, and her partner, whose name has not been disclosed, were jumping trains near South 7th Street and P.J. McArdle Roadway around 2:30 a.m. Sunday in South Side Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, WTAE reports.
Norfolk and Pittsburgh police described what they know of the nightmare incident in a written statement, as they continue further investigation.
‘The train, moving 130 cars loaded with coal, was traveling at about 3 to 4 mph through this area and then began to pick up speed,’ Norfolk Southern spokesman Jon Glass wrote.
‘The train crew did not see anyone trying to jump on the train and was not aware that anyone might have been hit.’
Michaels’ boyfriend was transported to the hospital where he suffered an ankle injury from the accident.
Michaels was horrifically dragged beneath two trains while playing the game
The couple was jumping trains around 2:30 a.m. Sunday in South Side Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
‘The train, moving 130 cars loaded with coal, was traveling at about 3 to 4 mph through this area and then began to pick up speed,’ Norfolk Southern spokesman Jon Glass said
‘The train crew did not see anyone trying to jump on the train and was not aware that anyone might have been hit’
A classmate close to the couple told WTAE she felt saddened for Michaels’ boyfriend, who came out of accident with an injury and lost his soulmate in the process.
‘They literally loved each other so much. They were together for a long time so you just … I know how much she loved him and the other way around,’ Danielle Levato said.
‘I feel really bad for him and nobody should have to go through that no matter how long they were together.’
Michaels’ longtime friend, Lexy Mercurie, remembered her as a fun-loving person who she shared countless childhood memories with.
The nightmare incident happened near South 7th Street and P.J. McArdle Roadway
Michaels’ mother says she believes the college kids were drinking alcohol before the deadly accident
Friends and family members close to Michaels expressed their sympathy
‘We were just always really good friends. I was like a couple streets down. I walked to her house every day. It was like the same routine all the time,’ Mercurie said.
‘She always just lived in the moment and she always wanted to have fun. I don’t think they expected anything like that to ever happen, you know?’
Michaels’ mother confirmed to the news station that her daughter’s boyfriend has been ‘beside himself’ since the deadly event — which she believes may have been alcohol-induced.
Her mother added that Michaels was a ‘good kid’ who made the Dean’s List and had high ambitions for her future.
Michaels’ mother said she was a ‘good kid’ who made the Dean’s List at Carlow University
Michaels’ mother said she believes the deadly event may have been alcohol-induced
Friends of Michaels’ said she was a fun-loving person
Carlow University issued a public statement after learning of the sad news Sunday night.
‘The Carlow University community extends its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Carlow junior Lindsey Michaels, who died last night in a tragic accident on the South Side,’ the statement read.
‘We mourn her loss. Information about a memorial service on campus will be forthcoming. Our thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones.’