The driver of this vehicle was arrested and charged with a DWI after the collision with a train in the area of 18th Street and Avenue U in Hondo last week on Friday, June 6. The 28-year-old driver was arrested and will face charges of Driving While Intoxicated.
“The vehicle hit the train which was already crossing,” said Hondo Police Chief Justin Soza. “It hit car number 10.”
The driver and 3 adult passengers were treated on scene, and thankfully there were no serious injuries reported.
“How the train didn’t take the vehicle with it further down the tracks, I don’t know,” Chief Soza adds.
The train was traveling around 20 MPH at the time the vehicle collided with it, according to the PD.
Every three hours in the United States a person or vehicle is hit by a train, often with fatal results according to Operation Lifesaver, a national non-profit rail safety organization.
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