Deadly train accidents happen on a regular basis around the country. They can usually be attributed to one of two factors - either driver or pedestrian carelessness or a deliberate attempt on their part to 'outrun' a train or a lack of adequate warning to the driver or pedestrian that they have either come upon a train crossing or that a train is hurtling down the track directly for them.
It is rare that a person is able to walk away from a train accident. Consider the following two incidents.
For the time being law enforcement officials are unable to determine the reason a Seattle woman's car ventured onto railroad tracks Thanksgiving night and was struck by an oncoming train. She died from her injuries at the scene. According to railroad officials she was the 19th fatality on railroad property in that state alone for the year. (A piece of information like that is a red flag that the railroad is negligent in securing the safety of others).
In a second incident here in Texas a teenage boy was struck and killed by a train as he walked (apparently unaware of the fact that a train was headed straight for him) on the tracks.
In both instances a family has been left in mourning with more questions than answers and there is no doubt that the family will want answers.
Greg Baumgartner is a truck crash attorney and the founder of the Baumgartner law firm, which is dedicated to helping injury victims seek civil justice. For a free no obligation consultation with a personal injury lawyer in Houston call the Baumgartner firm.
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