{"id":37665,"date":"2015-03-10T15:13:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T19:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smart-union.dev\/news\/expert-driver-trooper-could-have-avoided-train-crash\/"},"modified":"2015-03-10T15:13:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T19:13:22","slug":"expert-driver-trooper-could-have-avoided-train-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/expert-driver-trooper-could-have-avoided-train-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Expert: Driver, trooper could have avoided train crash","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"
RALEIGH, N.C. \u2013 A truck with an oversized load and a state trooper escort was stuck in a railroad crossing with time enough to alert approaching trains, but there’s no indication Amtrak was warned before a crash that injured 55 people, officials said.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness told The Associated Press that the tractor-trailer \u2014 which stretched for 164 feet, longer than half a football field \u2014 spent about 8 minutes stuck on the railroad tracks. The State Highway Patrol said the trooper spent about 5 minutes trying to help clear the tracks.<\/p>\n