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19-year-old man dies on Caltrain tracks today

Original post made on Jan 6, 2011

A 19-year-old Palo Alto man was struck and killed at 1:20 a.m. by a southbound Caltrain in Palo Alto in what was possibly "an intentional act," about four-tenths of a mile north of the California Avenue station, according to Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn. While the man was a Palo Alto resident he had not attended a high school in Palo Alto, she said.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, January 6, 2011, 10:43 AM

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Posted by PeaceLove
a resident of Shoreline West
on Jan 6, 2011 at 3:39 pm

19! He was still just a kid. How sad. My heart goes out to his family and friends; what a terrible way to start a new year.

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Posted by Barkersen
a resident of Monta Loma
on Jan 6, 2011 at 4:43 pm

Very sad, I'm going to donate to suicide prevention. We need more mental health resources available to help prevent tragic suicidal deaths. It appears the resources are not sufficient to the need.

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Posted by radya
a resident of Martens-Carmelita
on Jan 6, 2011 at 9:29 pm

This is heart breaking.

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