car goes through or under gates, 92 hits it, So. Orlando

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links: http://www.wftv.com/news/18166643/detail.html

http://www.wesh.com/news/18166638/detail.html (They give the correct train number but wrong name Meteor instead of Star)

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Ho...mp;pageId=1.1.1

Witnesses are quoted as saying the car appeared to be speeding, and drove through the gap between the two down gates and was T-boned by 92.

Witnesses also said the gates were down, the crossing warning lights were flashing, bells were ringing, etc. Another impatient, reckless driver has caused three deaths, possibly to be four, undoubtedly caused serious psychological trauma to their families and friends, and to another Amtrak engineer, and caused over a two hour delay to a train full of passengers.

Delayed 92 2+ hours.
 
There is a video on youtube that shows the train hours before it hit the car. 92 has the worst luck outta of every passenger train.
 
links: http://www.wftv.com/news/18166643/detail.html
http://www.wesh.com/news/18166638/detail.html (They give the correct train number but wrong name Meteor instead of Star)

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Ho...mp;pageId=1.1.1

Witnesses are quoted as saying the car appeared to be speeding, and drove through the gap between the two down gates and was T-boned by 92.

Witnesses also said the gates were down, the crossing warning lights were flashing, bells were ringing, etc. Another impatient, reckless driver has caused three deaths, possibly to be four, undoubtedly caused serious psychological trauma to their families and friends, and to another Amtrak engineer, and caused over a two hour delay to a train full of passengers.

Delayed 92 2+ hours.

Typical headlines "Amtrak Train Collides With Car; Three Dead" but the fact was "Car collided with Amtrak" which makes a big difference because it makes it clear it was not the fault of the train !!
 
Typical headlines "Amtrak Train Collides With Car; Three Dead" but the fact was "Car collided with Amtrak" which makes a big difference because it makes it clear it was not the fault of the train !!
To me, it does indeed look like the train hit the car; "t-boned". The car didn't hit the train, because if it did, the car would have had to hit the side of the train.

Which vehicle hit which vehicle doesn't imply cause or fault, just physics.
 
Typical headlines "Amtrak Train Collides With Car; Three Dead" but the fact was "Car collided with Amtrak" which makes a big difference because it makes it clear it was not the fault of the train !!
To me, it does indeed look like the train hit the car; "t-boned". The car didn't hit the train, because if it did, the car would have had to hit the side of the train.

Which vehicle hit which vehicle doesn't imply cause or fault, just physics.
Well yes , but the car was not hit because of Amtrak but because of disrespecting the closed gate by the car driver. If they write "Amtrak Train Collides With Car" the emphasis is on Amtrak and the average reader will understand that the f***g Amtrak smashed a car. :angry: but in fact it was again a gate disrespecting careless car driver.
 
The news (TV) reports, especially the interviews with the FHP spokesperson at the scene, made it pretty darn clear that it was the driver of the car that was at fault, NOT either CSX (owns those tracks) or Amtrak. She made it quite clear that this is the outcome that anybody who disregards a RR Crossing warning should expect. There was no hint of a suggestion that Amtrak or CSX were at fault. She pointed out that witnesses said the gates were down, the crossing lights were flashing, the bells were ringing, and the car driver simply disregarded all that, and as a result, those folks died.
 
links: http://www.wftv.com/news/18166643/detail.html
http://www.wesh.com/news/18166638/detail.html (They give the correct train number but wrong name Meteor instead of Star)

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Ho...mp;pageId=1.1.1

Witnesses are quoted as saying the car appeared to be speeding, and drove through the gap between the two down gates and was T-boned by 92.

Witnesses also said the gates were down, the crossing warning lights were flashing, bells were ringing, etc. Another impatient, reckless driver has caused three deaths, possibly to be four, undoubtedly caused serious psychological trauma to their families and friends, and to another Amtrak engineer, and caused over a two hour delay to a train full of passengers.

Delayed 92 2+ hours.

Typical headlines "Amtrak Train Collides With Car; Three Dead" but the fact was "Car collided with Amtrak" which makes a big difference because it makes it clear it was not the fault of the train !!
I've posted this before but believe it is pertinent in this situation. It's a horror story to wake up and read the morning paper headline which read, "Train Engineer Kills Three At Crossing." Not a good way to wake up...been there and lived through it.
 
links: http://www.wftv.com/news/18166643/detail.html
http://www.wesh.com/news/18166638/detail.html (They give the correct train number but wrong name Meteor instead of Star)

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/myfox/pages/Ho...mp;pageId=1.1.1

Witnesses are quoted as saying the car appeared to be speeding, and drove through the gap between the two down gates and was T-boned by 92.

Witnesses also said the gates were down, the crossing warning lights were flashing, bells were ringing, etc. Another impatient, reckless driver has caused three deaths, possibly to be four, undoubtedly caused serious psychological trauma to their families and friends, and to another Amtrak engineer, and caused over a two hour delay to a train full of passengers.

Delayed 92 2+ hours.
and the parents of the those killed will sue amtrak saying if the train was going slow it would not have hit the car. or they should have install 4 gates at the crossing.
 
They had better lose. I keep wondering why they win at all, considering that the road is trespassing private property in the form of the rail ROW.
 
Those links to the news stories, if you click on the "comments" sections...there is some interesting fighting back and forth betwee the public and friends of the victims. Geesh.
 
I noticed. Its normal. Its hard to have your friend/family member die and watch as the public at large condemns them as an idiot. Even if they are one. What would you do if it was your son, for instance? I mean I know he did something stupid and probably qualifies as an idiot. But do you think I'd see that if it was my best friend or my son?
 
I noticed. Its normal. Its hard to have your friend/family member die and watch as the public at large condemns them as an idiot. Even if they are one. What would you do if it was your son, for instance? I mean I know he did something stupid and probably qualifies as an idiot. But do you think I'd see that if it was my best friend or my son?
but would you sue amtrak saying if you didn't travel so dang fast you could have stopped in time. if the engineer was paying attention he could have stopped in time or why didn't they have 4 gates instead of 2 to prevent people from going around.
 
I noticed. Its normal. Its hard to have your friend/family member die and watch as the public at large condemns them as an idiot. Even if they are one. What would you do if it was your son, for instance? I mean I know he did something stupid and probably qualifies as an idiot. But do you think I'd see that if it was my best friend or my son?
but would you sue amtrak saying if you didn't travel so dang fast you could have stopped in time. if the engineer was paying attention he could have stopped in time or why didn't they have 4 gates instead of 2 to prevent people from going around.
No, but you have no evidence they did that, either.
 
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