No one injured in wreck between train and tractor trailer truck - Northwest Georgia News
An Averitt Express transfer truck driven by William Kopeck, 72, of Marietta, was stopped at the red light at Riverbend Drive and Second Avenue . Kopeck’s truck straddled the railroad track, Rome Police Office Hank Jackson said. Witnesses said the rail crossing alarms went off, and Kopeck began blowing his horn to try to get traffic moving, but there was nowhere for him to go. A Norfolk Southern train coming from North Rome toward Atlanta collided with the transfer truck... Mike Simmons said. Rome police cited Kopeck with failure to stop at a railroad crossing, Simmons said. Arely Gomez, driving a 2007 silver Honda Odyssey, was stopped at the railroad crossing on the southbound side of Second Avenue. She tried to reverse when she saw the train approach the truck, backing into a black Kia Sorento driven by Regina Launar. Norfolk Southern workers were at the scene about 5 p. m. repairing the crossing guard arm, Simmons said. Source: www.northwestgeorgianews.com
