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REPORTING LIVE FROM THE CITY'S
NORTHEAST SIDE, I'M ADRIENNE
BROADDUS, 24 HOUR NEWS 8.
A GRANDMOTHER IS CALLING FOR
IMPROVED SAFETY MEASURES AT
RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
HER PLEA COMES AFTER A SUNDAY
MORNING TRAIN ACCIDENT KILLED
HER GRANDSON AND HIS FRIEND.
JAY?
ERIC NUMBERS TELL THE
DANGEROUS STORIES.
IN 2011, INDIANA RANKED NUMBER 2
IN ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TRAINS.
ONE GRANDMOTHER IS PLEADING FOR
HELP, SAYING ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.
FOR DEB AND HER HUSBAND DON
SAFER RAILROAD CROSSINGS WILL
NEVER REPLACE WHAT THEY LOST.
Reporter: THE CAR CRUMPLED
LIKE A COKE CAN.
A THIRD PERSON IN THE CAR
SURVIVED.
POLICE SAY THE LIGHTS WERE
WORKING AT THE TIME OF THE
ACCIDENT.
THE KAISERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE A
CROSSING ARM ADDED TO THE
INTERSECTION.
OF THE 5700 CROSSING SIGNS, 36%
HAVE FLASHING LIGHTS.
THERE ARE ABOUT 20 RAIL
CROSSINGS WITH THE GREATEST NEED
TO BE UPDATED EACH YEAR.
Reporter: CROSSINGS LIKE THE
1 AT PLUM STREET IN FARMLAND ARE
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE
MUNICIPALITY THAT TAKES CARE OF
THE ROAD.
WHILE INDOT SPENDS MILLIONS,
DATA SHOWS DRIVERS OFTEN IGNORE
THE LIGHTS.
FOR DON AND DEB KAISER SAVING