Train Cam Video of Car, Carrying 5 Teens Killed, Trying to Beat Train at Crossing
The car carrying 5 young people never slows as it approaches a rail crossing near Detroit, and drives right past a stopped car - just before an Amtrak train rushes through the crossing.
Train cam video is released today that captured the crash, in which the 5 people were killed after skirting the railroad gate about 20 miles west of Detroit.
At the wheel, according to police and state record
More..s, was a 19-year-old man with a suspended license.
"There is no indication alcohol or anything else was involved other than bad judgment," Canton Township police spokesman Sgt. Mark Gajeski said.
Dan Broughton of Woodhaven, a Detroit suburb, was driving, Gajeski said.
State records show he had a number of traffic violations, including speeding and disobeying a stop sign in the Detroit enclave of Highland Park on Jan. 7.
His failure to show a driver's license April 1 in Woodhaven led a judge to suspend his license for one month - a suspension that began Wednesday.
Gajeski said he expected that the medical examiner's office would run toxicology tests.
A message seeking comment was left with the medical examiner's office.
Investigators said the crossing had a gate and flashing lights that were working when the car approached.
Police said the train, which was carrying about 170 people, typically travels about 67 miles per hour at the site of the crash.
It broadsided the black Ford Fusion and pushed it about a mile down the tracks.
"There is no one to be charged," Gajeski said. "From witness statements and the video, the person just ran the gate."
The mother of 14-year-old Jessica Sadler said the girl was among those killed.
Police previously said the young men killed also included an 18-year-old and a 20-year-old from Taylor and a 21-year-old from Stafford, Va.
No one aboard the train was injured, Amtrak said.
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Added: Aug 28 2009 In: news_politics
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