Sad Camaro News

[samman11]

Article update now states that the driver was a former Deputy. He should have known better. Very sad and unnecessary.

[Rainbow1616]

Loss of life is sad no matter what the circumstances are. RIP.

[molsonbrador]

"Never judge without all of the info."

Exactly.

[JLSuperfly]

Originally Posted by molsonbrador

"Never judge without all of the info."

Exactly.

For all we know, his brakes did not work and he went around to avoid hitting the cars in front him.
*Not very likely*

[Mr. Stacy]

The video with story is from another incident and not a Camaro.

The story is about the 65 year old retired deputy in a Camaro.

Unfortunately his impatience cost him his life, and it seems that running that risk was common at that intersection. They really ought to extend the barriers IMHO. Remove the temptation.

[BMR Sales]

Originally Posted by SSMY1LE

They said the driver was a female

UPDATE: Catoosa County Sheriff Gary Sisk confirmed that former Catoosa County Deputy Robert Patrick Ingram was killed yesterday in a traffic accident when his vehicle was struck by a train on Graysville Road.

Strange name for a Female!

[90503]

Probably if He/She had survived, His/Her explanation would be "The GPS told me to go that way around the cars...."

[JLSuperfly]

Originally Posted by 90503

Probably if He/She had survived, His/Her explanation would be "The GPS told me to go that way around the cars...."

or I was trying to catch a Pokémon.

[kmarshall2121]

Hate to hear of people getting injured / killed, but goes without saying, even a retired deputy using his 'power' to go around the law. I see cops and law enforcement usually always breaking the speed limits, nothing against cops, just stating a fact

[maddoggyusa]

Car vs. Train... Train wins!! Who knew?????

[RenegadeXR]

Originally Posted by Lgndryhr

Article says it was a man. Regardless a sad story. It could have been suicide, just being impatient, or something else entirely. Never judge without all of the info.

From the article:

Witnesses told troopers the driver went around a line of vehicles that were stopped at the tracks and ignored the crossing signals, trying to cross before the train came through.

Assuming the witness reports were consistent, it really doesn't sound like a suicide. While I agree we can't always assume somebody's motive, this really does sound like a clear cut case of impatience. There's no mention of him intentionally stopping.

[frankwjr]

Sorry...I have been on this earth way to long to be pc on this one...and have witnessed way to many similar events....to not call this person what they really were...an utter complete moron...and thankfully they didn't take ANYBODY else with them....which also happens WAY TO MANY TIMES....be careful out there...peace out....

[Dizzy82]

Originally Posted by gajagfan

Your an ass.

[Flotek]

I would never try to race a train to the intersection , but let's be honest who among us has not done something risky or stupid on the road that could get us hurt , speeding on bad roads , passing when you can't see ,passing on the right , running a light ... I'm just sayin 'that I think out of respect as a fellow human and camaro driver maybe we shouldn't be too quick to call the guy an ignorant moron when some of us have done similar idiotic stunts out of impatience or neglect at one time in our lives that we normally wouldn't do .