| From: | justinf@****.caltech.edu (Justin Fang) |
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| Subject: | Accident in Seattle |
| Date: | Sun, 10 Mar 1996 22:46:06 -0800 (PST) |
destruction. I thought some of you might find it interesting, in light of
certain recent events in the Seattle area. It's from Turner Network News at
6:44 PM Seattle time. The mentioned incident occured around 4:30 PM Seattle
time.
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"...authorities are still struggling to estimate the combined death toll, but
preliminary estimates place the number of dead and wounded at close to one
hundred. The number of confirmed cases of radiation exposure stands at over
one hundred eighty, with more being reported hourly by the hospitals in the
affected areas. Meanwhile, another trajedy struck Seattle today as our own
reporters were leaving for Amazonia. Michael?" "Yes, Chelsea!" comes a
slightly muffled voice. "You're en route to La Paz now, correct? How long
until you arrive?" "About ten more minutes, or so I'm told. We have an
escort of two Amazonian fighter craft, so I doubt we'll be subject to the
usual air traffic control problems. Judging by the missiles our escorts are
carrying, Amazonia is taking the whole incident in the _most_ deadly earnest!"
"Michael, while you were on your way to the Seattle Airport, a terrible
outburst of violence took place, leaving respected businessman Kentaro Kamauchi
dead and others wounded or worse. Could you fill us in on the details?"
"Certainly, Chelsea!" Michael begins with relish. "We were driving through
the
downtown section of Seattle, thoroughly mired in the same rush-hour traffic
and torrential rain that nurtured Bill Gates, when the squealing of brakes and
the sound of gunfire pierced the air! No sooner were our astute cameramen
focusing their equipment toward the disturbance than a giant commuter bus
slammed into our car, knocking us _completely_ off the road and into a sidewalk
fruit stand! Despite the watermelons and grapefruit obscuring the windshield,
we were able to watch the bus sideswipe two other cars before crashing
headlong into a meter maid's cart and coming to a stop. Heedless of rain and
treacherous banana-peels, we burst from the car and ran to the assistance of
the stricken meter maid, noticing that numerous windows of the bus had been
blown out as if by gunfire and several passengers appeared injured. As it
turns out, the bus driver was _quite_ dead, having taken at least two
explosive rounds to the head. The passengers were more fortunate, only
receiving moderate wounds from shrapel and broken glass. The meter maid was
wearing her seatbelt, but the Public Works department hadn't seen fit to
equip her vehicle with an airbag! Our medical correspondent tells me that she
should recover her memory within a week or so. After assisting the injured
passengers of the bus tend their wounds and clean off the remains of the
bus driver, we left the injured in the hands of the paramedics and resumed
our trek to the airport, where we had enough time to analyse our footage of
the event. Through _sheer_ professional skill, we are able to offer this
bit of footage, shot through the rearview mirror:"
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Chelsea's concerned visage is replaced with a freezeframe view out the
rear of some sort of vehicle, a pile of electronics gear obscuring the view.
About half a block behind is a human shape, greatcoat and fadora all that be
made out through the rain. The figure appears to be walking or running
across the street, directly in the path of a Seattle Metro bus. The footage
moves into slow motion, showing the figure spinning around belatedly to face
the bus. The bus slowly slams into him, his body torturously crumpling and
falling into the path of the bus's right front wheel. At the same time, two
figures on the opposite sidewalk can barely be seen pulling something out of
their coats with unnatural speed. Their hands are obscured by brief muzzle
flashes as the bus hides the two from view.
+++++end footage
"The Police have received conflicting reports about the incident, and the
two gunmen in the footage are currently wanted for questioning. The man in
front of the bus, Kentaro Kamauchi, suffered massive internal injuries and
crushing damage to his chest and skull and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are blaming this part of the incident on break failure in the bus,
possibly due to the same maintenance team in charge of the meter readers'
carts! As the manhunt and corruption investigations proceed, we're back on
track for La Paz, soon to give you a firsthand look at the devastated remains
of one of Maxim Incorporated's prime facilities. Back to you, Chelsea!"
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-- Fisher <22:14:08 EST / 03-10-57>
Fisher Data Systems
