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.

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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