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Train sideswipes high-centered SUV <br /> <br />OREM, UTAH — An Orem man discovered Saturday that sometimes it's better to walk to your favorite fishing hole. <br /> <br />The man attempted to drive his 1999 Ford Explorer as close as possible to a fishing spot at Utah Lake. <br /> <br />However, according to a police report, while trying to arrive at the spot, the man high-centered the SUV on a railroad track near 2000 N. West Geneva Road. <br /> <br />Edwards said the man tried for 15 minutes to free the vehicle when he saw the headlights of a train. <br /> <br />He turned on the emergency flashers, Edwards said, hoping the train engineer would see them and stop. <br /> <br />"By the time the train's engineer could identify the problem, it was just too late," Edwards said. "The man had the good sense to abandon his Ford and stand back at a safe distance and watch." <br /> <br />The train wasn't on the same track where the Explorer was stuck — but it was on the one next to that track. <br /> <br />So the SUV wasn't crunched, just sideswiped — over and over again — as each car went by and as the train slowly came to a stop, Edwards said. <br /> <br />Damage estimate to the SUV is $3,000, Edwards said. <br /> <br />"Paramedics responded to treat the vehicle owner for what was best described as a panic attack," Edwards said. <br /> <br />
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