Don't park your duty (or personal) vehicle on or near RR Tracks!

[RyanZ71]

For sure a justified lawsuit coming on this one. I'm pretty sure this is one of a number of smaller crossings where trains are not required to sound their horn but still, you can't just expect that a train is going to stop at the sight of flashing lights, not to mention how long it takes a train to stop.

Officer uninjured, suspect hurt after train collided with Platteville Police car

Investigation is underway into an incident where a train hit a Platteville Police vehicle injuring the suspect who was in the car.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[NPS Ranger]

Hmmm let's see, "tunnel vision" ..... "situational awareness" ..... it doesn't give a timeframe of how long they were parked on the tracks, but still....
I wasn't there but i think somebody's got some 'splainin' to do.

 

[tsquale]

I agree NPS. Sounds like the situation went south quick and all that they were seeing was the target in front of them... offduh.

 

[RyanZ71]

Train crossing where woman in police cruiser was hit has fatal history

As Yareni Rios-Gonzalez of Greeley recovers with numerous broken bones, 9NEWS has learned the train crossing where she was hit has a history of fatal collisions.

www.9news.com

 

[JazzDad]

I had a customer who filed an insurance claim, saying a train hit her car. The investigation revealed she fell asleep at the crossing and rolled into the moving train.