Claims extracted
27
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 27 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Crime & Law
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articles that frame the event the way this one does
An Arizona mom-of-seven was killed after she was hit by a train on an early morning run.
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she → kill → run
Thelma Candelaria died at around 6 a.m. Thursday in Eloy, a city about 50 miles from Tucson.
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Candelaria → die → Tucson
Her daughter Alaisha said on Facebook her mom had posted parts of her final journey on social media - stopping to film one passing train, only to be struck by a second one from behind.
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mom → say → one
The 47-year-old had recently taken to running in the mornings, often leaving to exercise as early as 4 or 5 a.m.
“My mom was full of life and love,” Alaisha wrote.
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Alaisha → take → life
“She was just starting to really love and cherish herself again.”
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She → start → herself
“My mom turned her life over to god and got baptized this last Sunday.
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mom → turn → god
She did NOT intentionally pass away.”
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She → pass → ?
Alaisha shared a GoFundMe campaign launched to raise money for Thelma’s seven children, including 21 year-old Shaunia, who will step in as head of the household, and three minors, Symphony, Evelyn, and Max.
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who → share → household
As of October 20, the campaign has raised over $11,000 towards its $13,000 target.
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campaign → raise → target
Alaisha told AZFamily she pieced together the morning of her mother’s death using clips posted to social media along with surveillance footage at the scene.
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she → tell → scene
“She was singing along to Jessie Reyez, which is her favorite artist,” Alaisha said.
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Alaisha → sing → Reyez
“She was laughing.”
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She → laugh → ?
Footage obtained by the outlet shows a tiny light, believed to be from Candelaria’s phone, near one of the trains.
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Footage → obtain → trains
Despite the train blasting its horn, the light remains motionless.
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light → blast → horn
Then, a second train suddenly appears, traveling in the other direction.
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train → appear → direction
“She did not see it at all as her back was facing it,” Alaisha wrote on Facebook.
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Alaisha → see → Facebook
“She also had her noise canceling headphones on.”
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headphones → have → ?
Eloy police confirmed to Fox 10 Phoenix that both the Union Pacific train recorded by the victim and the train that struck her sounded their horns before she was hit.
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she → confirm → horns
The train that struck the runner also activated its emergency braking system.
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that → strike → system
Union Pacific and Eloy Police said the incident is under investigation.
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incident → say → investigation
“Our hearts go out to her family and loved ones,” the Union Pacific told PEOPLE in a statement.
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Pacific → go → statement
“The Union Pacific crew operating the train at the time of the incident was not injured and is being offered support.
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crew → operate → support
Alaisha shared footage of her mother running with AZFamily.
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mother → share → AZFamily
In one clip, the mom can be seen beaming at the camera and flashing a peace sign.
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mom → see → sign
On Facebook, she asked for her mom to be remembered as a happy person.
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mom → ask → person
“She was happy when she passed, singing her heart out, free and loud and beautiful and expressive as always,” she wrote.
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she → pass → heart
“Remember her how she was because that’s exactly what she was up until her last seconds.”
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she → remember → seconds
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