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This report came out after an Amtrak train speared a car near Hammond.
UPDATE: Amtrak train splits car in half in Whiting, sending man to hospital; Indiana third nationally for crossing collisions in 2018
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/update-amtrak-train-splits-car-in-half-in-whiting-sending/article_20701ce3-e013-549f-aaea-2839aec7677c.html
UPDATE: Amtrak train splits car in half in Whiting, sending man to hospital; Indiana third nationally for crossing collisions in 2018
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/update-amtrak-train-splits-car-in-half-in-whiting-sending/article_20701ce3-e013-549f-aaea-2839aec7677c.html
Jeffrey M. Colovos, of Lake Village, was the second of two drivers who drove around lowered crossing gates about 4:30 p.m. at the 117th Street crossing near Whiting Lakefront Park, Police Chief Steve Miller said.
Indiana is ranked third nationally for crossing collisions in 2018, according to the Federal Railroad Administration's Office of Safety Analysis. From January to September there were 107 crashesat public railroad crossings, the report said, ranking Indiana just below California and Texas.
When it comes to fatalities, ndiana also ranks as the third highest in the nation with a total of 11 railroad crossing fatalities so far in 2018, just below California and Illinois.
Witnesses told police the first driver made it through the crossing, but Colovos' vehicle was struck, he said