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Author Stephen King took Twitter to make light of Wednesday's
train wreck that occured when a train carrying members of
Congress to a Republican retreat in West Virginia hit a truck.

“A trainload of Republicans on their way to a pricey retreat hit
a garbage truck,” King wrote in a tweet on Thursday. “My friend
Russ calls that karma.”


Stephen King
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@StephenKing
A trainload of Republicans on their way to a pricey retreat hit
a garbage truck. My friend Russ calls that karma.

9:00 AM - Feb 1, 2018
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King's tweet was likely referencing his friend and long-time
consultant Russ Dorr. According to a 2009 interview with WIRED,
Dorr is a physician who met King in 1974 during a checkup and
has given him advice on how to make the blood, gore and mayhem
that make the horror author is known for seem so realistic and
true-to-life.

The article credits Dorr with helping King on such famous
projects as “The Shining,” “Pet Sematary,” “Misery,” “Cell” and
“Under the Dome.”

King's tweet immediately received backlash from people that
thought the “It” scribe was being entirely too flippant about an
event that saw one person die. Piers Morgan was among the first
to respond.

“A man died in that crash, you despicable man,” he wrote.

Soon after posting his initial tweet, King posted a follow up.


Stephen King
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@StephenKing
Of COURSE sorry the truck driver died.

9:20 AM - Feb 1, 2018
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“Of COURSE sorry the truck driver died,” he wrote.

However, that didn't satiate his angry fans, prompting an
apology in which he regrets being "thoughtless" with regards to
the victim, but maintained that his distaste for the GOP is not,
in his eyes, unfounded.


Stephen King
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@StephenKing
A rather thoughtless tweet from me concerning the train-truck
crash, for which I apologize (if one is necessary). It should be
pointed out, too, that those Republican politicians, who can be
heartless when they vote, immediately got out to help.

12:46 PM - Feb 1, 2018
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"A rather thoughtless tweet from me concerning the train-truck
crash, for which I apologize (if one is necessary)," he wrote.
"It should be pointed out, too, that those Republican
politicians, who can be heartless when they vote, immediately
got out to help."

As previously reported, authorities identified Christopher
Foley, 28, as the person killed. In addition, there were several
injuries as a result of the accident. The lawmakers only
reported minor injuries as a result of the incident.

Mary Blake
@mmmblake1
Was it karma when that van hit you?

9:48 AM - Feb 1, 2018
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Stephen King
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@StephenKing
A trainload of Republicans on their way to a pricey retreat hit
a garbage truck. My friend Russ calls that karma.


LeeroyGB
@LeeroyGB
You're the last person I would expect something like that from.

What the hell happened to you.

11:05 AM - Feb 1, 2018
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Stephen King
?
@StephenKing
A trainload of Republicans on their way to a pricey retreat hit
a garbage truck. My friend Russ calls that karma.


Jay Lamm
@WhoIsJayLamm
My friend Gander defines irony as a liberal--not paying
attention to what's going on in the world--is struck by a van
while wandering around.

11:07 AM - Feb 1, 2018
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It’s worth noting that King himself was involved in a car
accident in 1999 when a distracted driver struck him from behind
with a van. The author’s injuries were very severe and he
required surgeries and physical therapy.

Many were quick to remind King of his past experience on Twitter.

Mary Blake
@mmmblake1
Was it karma when that van hit you?

9:48 AM - Feb 1, 2018
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14h

Stephen King
?
@StephenKing
A trainload of Republicans on their way to a pricey retreat hit
a garbage truck. My friend Russ calls that karma.


LeeroyGB
@LeeroyGB
You're the last person I would expect something like that from.

What the hell happened to you.

11:05 AM - Feb 1, 2018
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14h

Stephen King
?
@StephenKing
A trainload of Republicans on their way to a pricey retreat hit
a garbage truck. My friend Russ calls that karma.


Jay Lamm
@WhoIsJayLamm
My friend Gander defines irony as a liberal--not paying
attention to what's going on in the world--is struck by a van
while wandering around.

11:07 AM - Feb 1, 2018
5 5 Replies 10 10 Retweets 58 58 likes
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It’s worth noting that King himself was involved in a car
accident in 1999 when a distracted driver struck him from behind
with a van. The author’s injuries were very severe and he
required surgeries and physical therapy.

Many were quick to remind King of his past experience on Twitter.

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