(The following story by Amanda Christman appeared on The Standard Speaker website on April 15, 2011.)
HAZLETON, Penn. — A Nanticoke man drove his pickup truck into a moving train in Hazle Village on Thursday morning, escaping with only a neck injury but snarling morning traffic on state Route 309.
State police at Hazleton said Robert Pashinski, 51, was northbound when he slammed into the moving freight train at about 9:20 a.m.
There is no gate at the crossing and Pashinski told police he didn’t hear the train or see flashing warning lights until it was too late.
The full story is on the The Standard Speaker website.