Redwood City, CALIF.--A man was hit and killed by a Caltrain commuter train today around 8:45 a.m. when he stopped on the tracks at the Whipple Avenue crossing.
The man, whose identity has not been released, was traveling west on Whipple Avenue when he stopped his late model Honda on the tracks as the vehicles ahead of him yielded to a fire truck. The fire trucks were responding to a fire on nearby El Camino Real.
The driver was unable to move his car off the tracks because of the stopped traffic and the Baby Bullet train, traveling at 60 mph, was unable to stop. The man died at the scene and was the sole occupant of the vechicle.
The southbound track was closed until 10 a.m. Trains were single-tracked through the scene for an hour after the accident. Because of damage to the crossing gates, trains had to move through the crossing at 10 mph, causing delays of up to an hour for passengers.
Caltrain officials have cautioned drivers to leave enough room behind other vehicles to avoid being trapped on the tracks.
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This would work for print, but it isn't in broadcast format.
ReplyDeletePlease review the "Tips on Writing for Broadcast" and take a look at the sample broadcast story -- you'll find those links on the Resources page of the class blog under "Other Resources." Then revise this assignment. I'll grade it then.