Tag: train collision
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‘I had a mishap’: Platteville officer tells supervisor in newly released body cam footage of train collision
A Platteville police officer whose cruiser with a handcuffed suspect in the back seat was struck by an oncoming train said that he didn’t know the woman was inside. That’s according to newly released body worn camera video. “I didn’t know she was in my car,” the officer told investigators on scene immediately after the…
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Rail safety expert “dumbfounded” by police negligence in Weld County train collision
Two minutes of mindful reaction could have stopped the horrifying train collision which happened just north of Platteville nearly two weeks ago, according to a rail safety expert who watched the video and was interviewed about it by The Gazette. That’s the time it took from the moment police opened a police cruiser door and…
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WATCH: Train crashes into Platteville police vehicle with suspect inside
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A suspect detained in the back of a Platteville police vehicle was struck by a train the evening of Sept. 16 in Weld County