Florida Woman Drives Into Moving Train, Is Fine (Car Is Not Fine) [Additional Footage] |
Description: Around 6:30 am on August 11, 2019 Jacksonville Police received a call about woman whose car had hit a train. The car's engine was gone, but the driver was reportedly fine — the tongue-lashing she was about to receive from her sister would be far worse than her minimal injuries from the crash. The woman had been driving north on West Moncrief Road toward Federal Street in Jacksonville, Florida, when - for reasons still unknown - she did not stop in time for an oncoming Amtrak passenger train. Her vehicle struck the train between its first and second engines, "popping a hose" from the Amtrak and sending the passenger train into emergency. The collision destroyed the front end of the woman's car and the 79 MPH train's engines literally decoupled as a result of the impact. The train's engineer would later tell police "I am glad that she was okay, and I'm glad that we didn't derail." This video contains additional footage from the incident, showing events that took place at the involved train (a quarter-mile down the track). Music: "Vlog Vibes" by Steven O'Brien 
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