Chicago train wreck driver

 · A Chicago Transit Authority train car rests on an escalator at the O'Hare Airport station after it derailed early Monday, Ma, in Chicago. More than 30 people were injured after the Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.  · The driver of the Lake-Dan Ryan train, Stephen Martin, eventually was ruled responsible for the crash by the National Transportation Safety Board, the Tribune reported.  · READ MORE: Man Stabbed On CTA Blue Line Train Near Irving Park Stop. The year-old driver suffered minor injuries due to the crash. He .

The driver took his white sedan around the lowered railroad crossing gates at Nagle and Avondale avenues, near Northwest Highway, and was struck on the tracks by the train, according to Metra officials. The year-old driver died as a result of the crash, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. His identity was not released. Essence Ransbury, 5, was among the three who were killed when in a train collided with a vehicle crash in Beverly on the far South Side Sunday. A day earlier in East Chicago, three others were killed, including another 5-year-old girl, in a very similar crash. Metra official provides update after Rock Island train collides with car, killing 3. READ MORE: Man Stabbed On CTA Blue Line Train Near Irving Park Stop. The year-old driver suffered minor injuries due to the crash. He was taken to a local hospital for an evaluation.

г. The Chicago Sun-Times is supported by readers like you. Get unlimited access to quality local journalism for only $/year. A woman and two. Without a driver the train has the friction brakes activated which keeps it stationary and even if the power to the train's engine is turned on a human operator. г. The crash is still under investigation. An initial investigation shows the driver of the minivan disregarded train signals as the train.