Passenger Train Collides with Car Killing 1

One person was killed and another was critically injured after their vehicle was struck by a train at Southeast 49th Street and Durland Avenue.

Friday, February 26th 2010, 10:49 pm

By: News 9


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OKLAHOMA CITY -- One person was killed and another was critically injured after their vehicle was struck by a train at Southeast 49th Street and Durland Avenue Friday night.

Police said just before 9:30 p.m., a motorist tried to drive a vehicle around the railroad crossing guard when an Amtrack passenger train hit it.

"The arms were down. The car tried to maneuver through the arms, had a point of impact, and pushed the car approximately a half mile," said Oklahoma City Fire Major Robert Mitchell.

The female passenger, 20-year-old Victoria Sanborn, was killed. The driver, 21-year-old Michael Dickerson, was transported to Southwest Medical Center in critical condition.

Charges are pending against Dickerson, according to police.

The 48 passengers on the Amtrack train were not injured.

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