Red Light Mistake Blamed For METRORail's 31st Accident
Sport Utility Vehicle's Driver Ticketed
POSTED: Monday, March 29, 2004
UPDATED: 4:37 pm CST March 29,
2004
HOUSTON -- METRORail logged its 31st accident Monday when one of its train hit a sport utility vehicle, News2Houston reported.
Officials said the accident happened around 2:45 p.m. when the SUV's driver stopped on the tracks for a red light at Fannin and Binz.The train hit the passenger's side of the vehicle, spinning it around."(The SUV) had a red light. They stopped and ended up stopping actually on the tracks. The train had the right-of-way. The train was not able to stop in time, which caused the collision," said Carl Clark, with METRO Police.Five people inside the SUV were taken to a local hospital for evaluation. One person received minor injuries, officials said.No one on the train was hurt, but passengers felt the accident."It was just like a big bump. This car come out there and just hit the train, which spun it completely around," said Craig Palmer, a METRORail passenger.The SUV's driver will be cited for failing to stop at a red light, officials said.
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Train Passengers Feel METRORail Accident Previous Stories:
- March 24, 2004: 2 Cars Cause METRORail Collisions In 2 Days
- March 19, 2004: Car Hits Ambulance Carrying METRORail Victim
- March 16, 2004: METRORail Doors Concern Parent
- March 15, 2004: Train Ride Turns Into Scary Separation
- March 11, 2004: Study: METRORail Needs Sight, Sound Improvements
- March 8, 2004: METRORail Makes National Headlines
- March 5, 2004: Driver Accused Of Hit-And-Run With METRORail Train
- 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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