Four killed after train hits truck

The driver should be charged with four counts of manslaughter. Video from the crossing shows the lights were flashing before the driver started to cross the tracks. GUILTY!

 

Do you have a link to that video?

 

As was noted in the preliminary NTSB timeline, the nose of the tractor was approaching the first track just as the arms began coming down along with the flashing lights and bells, and 12 seconds before impact. We will never see the video given there are deaths involved.

It appears the train impacted very near the rear of the trailer and I'm not certain if the driver was even aware of what was going on.

 

Link: latest news from the accident giving the driver a more plausible explanation to why he didn't clear in time, especially if at a slower than normal speed as in a parade procession. The dash-cam video from the cop car is going to convict the driver or Union Pacific or probably both.

 

Not one person has read everything
This truck was the last truck followed by a police car the trains on that track travel at 65mph and has a turn before the crossing so at 65mph by the time anyone knew what was going on it was almost to late

I have been told this "LEAVE YOURSELF AN OUT" if he wouldn't of been so close to the truck in front of him he could have just pulled beside the truck in front of him,the driver will be in big trouble nomatter what. I also read that first thing was asked was duty status if that was me "and I've done parades before" I never filled out a log book.

 

I don't know about everyone else, but I certainly remember having to hear a forced whisper in order to get my cdl, you can have a hearing aid in the test but you certainly have to be able to hear.

And no, a schedule shouldn't mean you ignore the warnings anymore than a map pets you ignore a low clearance sign, but it is still a prudent thing to do.

The reason I like the train horns is in general I hear the long before the lights come on or the gate comes down. I also think people whine about noise too much when they choose where to live.

 

Anybody know if this happened at Garfield and Industrial? I believe that's what I found from Midland, Texas city website.

If you look to the east and the west, the RR tracks are straight as an arrow and with unobstructed views.

Here's a Google Maps view. http://goo.gl/maps/RdD4K

 

Yes, but I'm not sure of the parade route, but I feel sure the truck turned south onto Garfield off of BR-20, so you're in the middle of a turn (or just getting straightened out) as you're going over the tracks if that's the case.

 

Some information about the potential law suit process that is developing ...

http://www.mywesttexas.com/top_stories/article_e87550ae-413e-5cec-a13d-1a9d41aec285.html

 

I found this from Nov 20, which probably explains why the driver had not been interviewed. He was well enough to contact an attorney, but not well enough to be interviewed.

http://permianbasin360.com/fulltext?nxd_id=233232