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BNSF BLAMED FOR CROSSING CRASH
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<P mce_keep="true">[quote user="HarveyK400"]People are still fighting the Grange War in Minnesota. Aside from the jury's disreard for the police report or any other facts, this is all the more reason for authority-witnessed downloading and preservation of event recorder evidence. [/quote]</P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>But the jury did not disregard the police.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Minnesota State Patrol concluded that the signals had failed to activate, and the jury agreed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>However, according to the article linked below, just after the crash in 2003, the State Patrol concluded that the signals were working, and the driver went around the lowered gate. I have no opionion about whether the signals were working, but I fail to see the evidence for the premise that the signals failed.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>Also, in 2003, the State Patrol said that no speed evaluation was possible for the vehicle that was struck.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In 2009, they say that the vehicle had a black box that proved it was traveling 28 mph when hit. </FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>Here is the 2003 article:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT face=verdana,geneva></FONT></SPAN> </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><A href="http://www.abcnewspapers.com/2003/blaine/december/18train.html"><FONT face=verdana,geneva color=#800080 size=2>http://www.abcnewspapers.com/2003/blaine/december/18train.html</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
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