Distracted pedestrians stumble into danger

Monday, July 30, 2012 | 5:59 p.m. CDT; updated 7:28 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 30, 2012

WASHINGTON — A young man talking on a cellphone meanders along the edge of a lonely train platform at night. Suddenly he stumbles, loses his balance and pitches over the side, landing head first on the tracks.

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