Summary

DASH CAMERA CATCHES FLOYD FAIROW DRIVING HIS VAN ONTO A RAILROAD, CROSSING AND STOPPING, WITH A TRAIN FAST APPROACHING THE FOOTAGE SHOWS PASSERBY BILL MOORE PULLING FAIROW OUT OF THE VAN AND TO SAFETY, SECONDS BEFORE THE TRAIN SMASHES INTO THE VAN DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF BRAD BLOOM SAYS, THE ENGINEER TOLD OUR OFFICERS THAT THE TRAIN WAS MOVING AT 65 MPH WHEN IT HIT THE VAN THE VAN CAME TO REST ABOUT 300 FEET FROM WHERE IT WAS HIT

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 285732
Story Slug RAIL - AMERICAN HERO (11-16-2000)
Location HINSDALE, ILLINOIS
Format DASHCAM
Date 11/16/2000
Archive Time 54:34
TRT 1:00
Supers SAME AS CLIP #197768
Video Description NIGHTTIME DASHCAM COLOR WITH NO AUDIO, OUR CAR ARRIVES ON SCENE JUST AS A POLICE OFFICER IS ESCORTING A WOMAN OUT OF HER VAN THAT GOT STUCK ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS - SECONDS LATER, HER VAN IS COMPLETELY WIPED OUT BY THE ONCOMING TRAIN!!! WOW!
Description DASH CAMERA CATCHES FLOYD FAIROW DRIVING HIS VAN ONTO A RAILROAD, CROSSING AND STOPPING, WITH A TRAIN FAST APPROACHING THE FOOTAGE SHOWS PASSERBY BILL MOORE PULLING FAIROW OUT OF THE VAN AND TO SAFETY, SECONDS BEFORE THE TRAIN SMASHES INTO THE VAN DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF BRAD BLOOM SAYS, THE ENGINEER TOLD OUR OFFICERS THAT THE TRAIN WAS MOVING AT 65 MPH WHEN IT HIT THE VAN THE VAN CAME TO REST ABOUT 300 FEET FROM WHERE IT WAS HIT
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Keywords

COT; AMAZING; POLICE; CAUGHT ON TAPE
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
CAUGHT ON VIDEO
LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
RESCUED
UNBELIEVABLE
HERO
I SURVIVED
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