RailIncident

FRA Incident

Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incident

2012-10-03 · DELRAY BEACH, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA

Event ID
F57:SFRV100312201210
Date
2012-10-03
Time
07:42 AM
Event Family
FORM57
City
DELRAY BEACH
County
PALM BEACH
State
FLORIDA
Highway
LINTON BLVD
Location Quality
exact_crossing_join
Location Method
form57_crossing_join

Crossing History: 628160C

Narrative

OPERATOR OF 1990 TOYOTA COROLLA DROVE THROUGH THE CROSSING GATE, PLACING THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN THEPATH OF THE TRAIN AS IT REACHED THE CROSSING. TRAIN STRUCK THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED IT A HALF-MILE TOTHE NEXT CROSSING. THE DRIVER EXPIRED FROM MULTIPLE FATAL INJURIES.

Event Measures

Crossing Users Injured
0
Crossing Users Killed
1
Employees Injured
0
Employees Killed
0
Passengers Injured
0
Passengers Killed
0
Total Injured Form 55a
0
Total Injured Form 57
0
Total Killed Form 55a
1
Total Killed Form 57
1
Vehicle Damage Cost
$1,000.00

Contributing FRA Reports

SFRV100312201210 · South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

2012-10-03 · 100312 · 628160C

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