Driver Accused Of Hit-And-Run With METRORail Train
POSTED: Friday, March 5,
UPDATED: 3:53 pm CST March 5,
2004
HOUSTON -- A driver was caught Friday after she allegedly was involved in a hit-and-run accident with a METRORail train, police told News2Houston.Investigators said the woman hit the train in the 5000 block of San Jacinto near Rosedale around 1:15 p.m. and immediately left the scene.METRO police found the driver a short time later and charged her with disregarding a traffic signal. Officers said the woman would not be charged with leaving the scene of an accident since she was rushing her elderly mother to the hospital.This is the 23rd accident involving a METRORail train since it began operating in November.
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Previous Stories:
- March 1, 2004: METRORail Has 21st Accident
- February 27, 2004: 2 Light-Rail Trains Involved In Accidents
- February 24, 2004: Car Reportedly Turns In Front Of METRORail
- February 17, 2004: METRORail Serves More Than 500,000 Houstonians
- February 16, 2004: Police: Pickup Driver Runs Light, Hits METRORail Train
- February 10, 2004: Rail Safety Ad Sends Mixed Message
- February 6, 2004: METRORail Halted By Snapped Line
- February 6, 2004: A&M Transportation Institute To Study METRORail
- January 30, 2004: Crowds Force METRORail To Cut Service
- January 28, 2004: Mayor Concerned About METRORail Accidents
- January 27, 2004: Minivan Collides With METRORail Train
- January 26, 2004: Train Passenger, Vehicle Driver Injured In METRORail Accident
- January 23, 2004: METRORail Accident Knocks Train Off Tracks
- January 22, 2004: Driver Dies On METRORail Tracks
- January 19, 2004: METRORail Train Collides With Vehicle
- January 9, 2004: METRO: Driver Makes Illegal Turn, Collides With Train
- January 7, 2004: METRORail Debuts Downtown Pass
- January 6, 2004: Police Crack Down On Drivers Along METRORail Line
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