Was Driver alive after his pickup is hit by F train?
A 30-year-old New Castle area man suffered minor injuries when he ignored flashing lights at a railroad crossing on Del. 9 and his vehicle was hit by a train, police said. http://dpaa2.com/ The 10:15 a.m. crash shut down Del. 9 south of Del. 141 in both directions for nearly two hours, New Castle City police Lt. Adam Brams said. Jarrod Penn, of the 100 block of Covington Place, was driving a Ford F-150 north on Del. 9 approaching the railroad tracks, when he drove over them and was hit by the train. His truck was mangled and overturned, but Penn managed to get out, Brams said. He was treated on the scene by county paramedics for abrasions to his head, and injuries to his chest and abdomen, county paramedic Assistant Chief Richard D. Krett said. He was listed in stable condition. Witnesses told police the Norfolk Southern train was blowing its whistle as it approached the road at 20-30 mph. The engineer told police the lights were flashing,
A 30-year-old New Castle area man suffered minor injuries when he ignored flashing lights at a railroad crossing on Del. 9 and his vehicle was hit by a train, police said. The 10:15 a.m. crash shut down Del. 9 south of Del. 141 in both directions for nearly two hours, New Castle City police Lt. Adam Brams said. Jarrod Penn, of the 100 block of Covington Place, was driving a Ford F-150 north on Del. 9 approaching the railroad tracks, when he drove over them and was hit by the train. His truck was mangled and overturned, but Penn managed to get out, Brams said. He was treated on the scene by county paramedics for abrasions to his head, and injuries to his chest and abdomen, county paramedic Assistant Chief Richard D. Krett said. He was listed in stable condition. Witnesses told police the Norfolk Southern train was blowing its whistle as it approached the road at 20-30 mph. The engineer told police the lights were flashing, but that has not been confirmed by witnesses. Penn was cited for
