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by "speeding" I mean it was exceeding the speed limit - trains have speed limits - at that point of the track the speed limit was 45 - the train was exceeding 45mph Oh, they saw the train, at the very last second the lights came on and they were able to see the train coming from behind the building that was blocking the sight distance. You could tell from the place the skid marks began where they saw the train. the driver had the presence of mind to swerve to one side - her side so the truck took the brunt of the hit on the driver side. At the point where they actually saw the train he should have been laying on his horn - witnesses proved he was not. When I got to the sight, two of the girls was all ready gone in the ambulance. the Driver was laying on the side of the road, I took her hand and talked to her, tried to calm her, not being a medical person, just a mom, I didn't know she was dying. She didn't make it to the hospital. My only daughter was pinned under the truck for over an hour and all that time no one told me she was dead - being small town - my friends were the paramedic and firefighters - they knew but couldn't bring themselves to tell me. finally they got her out - wrapped her in a pink blanket and put her in the hearse. the funeral director, at my request, allowed with me to ride to the funeral home with her. Her body was so limp and lifeless, I'll never forget that ride. then my husband and I had to head for the hospital and find our son before someone else told him that his sister was dead and that his girlfried who was 3 months pregnant with our grandchild had also been involved. Only by the grace of God did they both live.I known in my heart that given the chance, my daughter would have given her life for that of her unborn nephew. She loved kids so much. The coroner said my daughter died instantly, she was thrown threw the windshield and her head struck the train. I just wanted you to see some of the human side of this. whether you will admit it the facts still remain that innocent people who were paying to the circumstances as they were and still hundreds are killed each year. My goal is not to argue with people on this forum, you're minds are made up and you don't want to be confused by anything like the facts. If "Lesa's" crossing had been equipped with gates, she would be alive and with her family today. The FRA on it's own website states that gates are 90% effective in preventing collisions. My goal is to work with city and state officials to achieve my goal of gates for all states. Yes, that is a formidable job, but we have to start somewhere.
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