TRAIN strikes Colorado police cruiser with road rage suspect inside
A female suspect, believed to have been involved in a road rage incident was pulled over by police in Colorado. Officers stopped their patrol on railroad tracks and handcuffed the woman.
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GRAPHIC: Woman hit by train while in police cruiser parked on tracks
About 1 minute and 9 seconds after Rios-Gonzalez was placed in the back, the train’s horn is heard for the first time in the distance.
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About one minute and nine seconds after Rios-Gonzalez was placed in the back, the train’s horn is heard for the first time in the distance on a newly released bodycam recording.
About seven seconds later, another louder horn but still no reaction from police.''
Over the next eight seconds, even more horns are heard before the two officers realize Rios-Gonzalez is in danger. By then it was too late.
Paul Wilkinson, a personal injury attorney representing the woman, said she is awake and able to have a conversation but remains in the hospital.
“She has a broken arm that she has had surgery on, nine broken ribs, a fractured sternum, broken teeth, injuries to her leg, back and head,” Wilkinson said.
Many questions remain, including why the officer parked the cruiser on the tracks and why it took critical seconds to notice the approaching train.''