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It was the wife of a Sumter County deputy sheriff....train/auto crash in Bushnell.

Sumter train crash: Sumter deputy's wife killed in train crash - Orlando Sentinel

Thanks for the information. That's sad.

So which is it?
 

Looks like there are two different incidents here:

Daily Commercial - <p>Body found on golf course</p>

Sumter train crash: Sumter deputy's wife killed in train crash - Orlando Sentinel


Both are very tragic and sad . . . . . .

Dead Body
 

What difference does it make if she was a villager or not. she was a human being and that is all that counts.

They are two tragic incidents, indeed.

I have never understood how a car is involved in a crash with a train. The driver of the car basically has to either stop on the track or is racing to cross the track before the train. All the crossings around here have the crossing guard rails that come down well before the train arrives. There can be no accident. It is either suicide or alcohol related.

Of course, I do feel much sorrow for the officer.

Or the car stalled on the tracks. I have seen this happen.

I do, also, especially because he arrived at the scene not knowing it was his wife involved in the crash. Other officers sent him back to the station before he became aware of what had happened.

Prayers for him and his family are offered.

Or downright stupidity.

Several years ago, we had two cases of people listening too closely to their GPS devices. In both cases, the GPS told the driver to make a turn, and the drivers both turned onto railroad tracks, resulting in collisions with passenger commuter trains.

NO JOKE !!

Not long ago, I was sitting at a railroad crossing with the gates down and in my sideview mirror I saw a car coming - then I watched in disbelief as the guy zig zagged through the downed gates. If he had stalled or been hit by the train, I was a "sitting duck" because he probably would have been pushed into me. That's how innocent people get killed - stupidity of others sometimes. :cus:

Or............... like in Lexington over a year ago, a college student was on her cell phone texting her sister and did not see the train.

You are right. I debated whether or not to make the original post. I let the sensational, thrill seeking, nosey part of me come out. But you are absolutely correct. I feel like a heel. God bless her family and others whose lives were touched by this.

Hey guys, please, have a heart. :cry:

I do have a heart, Barefoot, but I was pointing out an act of stupidity that could have gotten someone killed.

Sometimes, bad things happen out of acts of stupidity. In the two posts that you highlighted, a - crossing gates were placed for a reason, and, b - one should pay attention to what his GPS unit "says." They are very accurate, but they are a little "off."

"Just saying," and no disrespect meant to the suicide victim.

Daily Sun has a small article
 

on Page C-1:

"A 64-year-old woman found dead on a Villages golf course Monday died of an apparent suicide, according to the Lady Lake Police Dept.
Orange Blossom Hills golf course employees found the woman's body at about 7 a.m. and reported it to Lady Lake police."

This thread was about a woman found dead at OB. Speculation and guesses were offered until the actual facts were known. Question answered but NOOOOOOO this thread has to continue with inane comments. This is why TOTV is being reduced to no more than an adult chat forum.

Again the truth of a previous post that too much misinformation is being offered because people want us to think they "Know" when in actuality they are making it up as they go....

It's killing the credibility of those posters who actually do know what's going on around here becuse there ARE here and have a thumb on the pulse.

Moving on.........

Thanks for the information, islandgal.

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Today's Daily Sun has an article on the accident. There were no arms or lights at this crossing. So this statement is not true......what was the source of your information about guard rails??

My God, how utterly insensitive! I am disgusted by your comment. I hope the woman can find peace now.

I have seen some mean and insensitive comments on TOTV but nothing to equal this one. For shame!

As many of you know, I have Asperger's Syndrome (high-functioning autism). That means I have a wonderful tendency to put my foot in my mouth on a very regular basis since I will blurt out the first thing I think regardless of the pain it might cause another. Even at my worst, I would never make (or even think of) some of the comments I've seen in this thread. Some of you judged and condemned without facts (maybe the woman who had died in the train accident got distracted for one second, her foot slipped, she had a foot cramp, she had a seizure or a stroke or .... -- who knows); you made jokes about someone dying.

Imagine being only 64 years of age and feeling life is so meaningless there is nothing left. How much pain this poor woman must have been in. Imagine the pain her family and friends are feeling right now.

Imagine you're the husband or children of the woman who died in an accident. Their pain is incredible.

This is not the people of The Villages I've come to admire and, yes, love. Shame on those of you who made these comments.

I was shocked by the original comment stating that a body had been found on a golf course......however, I was even more shocked at the insensitive postings that followed. very sad.....

I was a pall bearer for my best friend ,as close to me as my brother, whom at the age of 34 committed suicide. My initial thought was that he had other choices and that this was a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

This poor woman obviouly believed there was no other choice. God rest her soul and may He provide for them comfort, understanding ,acceptances and closure for those she left behind.

There are a number of reasons vehicles and trains collide. Too often it is because a vehicle tries to beat the gates before they are lowered or because they like to play chicken. It appears since this was the wife of a law enforcement officer that the likely reason was inattention. God rest her soul and may He proivde for them the comfort undertstanding and closure this family will need.

:agree:......That things have changed quite a bit since we began posting in the newly-formed TOTV in 2007.
Perhaps it is the sign of the times, rapidly increasing population???? :shrug:

I do not see any of those things in your post and because I know you, that wouldn't be possible. You reported what you knew of sad and tragic news that happened in our small town.

You are a good person BK.

I feel sad for her family and I am sure, so does everyone. Sometimes typed words sound insensitive. She was one of us and she has gone. God rest her soul.

May she find the peace she didn't have on this earth. There but for the grace of God go any one of us.

BK you were reporting an incident that happened in your own backyard; the fact that it turned out to be a suicide had nothing to do with your reporting.
Rest easy.....

Very well said.......


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I agree....

And may she....finally...RIP.

Very sad.

Woman found at OB Golf Course
 

Yes this is a very sad incident..but..doesn't anyone think it's odd that 5 hrs after body found, that everything was cleared and ready for business? I live in OBG and its kinda scarry, usually there is yellow tape and lots of inquires...Is GOLF that great??

No, I don't think it's odd. The woman's body was removed. It was determined that she took her own life. I'm sure that conclusion was supported by evidence at the scene. Once it was determined that foul play was not involved in this instance, things should be back to what is normal for the area.

bk, my post was not in response to anything that you wrote. It was partially in response to some other posts which I found in bad taste, and partially as a hopeful plea that future postings would be respectful. You have nothing to be sorry for.