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There was nothing Darren Brown could do to save the man who dove headfirst in front of his train.
The Brightline was traveling at 79 miles an hour when Brown, the train’s conductor, saw him. But trains don’t stop quickly. Brown told the engineer to hit the brakes, and they watched as the man disappeared under the train’s nose…