Patti Pucci, 18, flown to hospital with critical injuries after icy road causes car to crash into freight train at crossing in Cecil County, Maryland
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Tue, 05/05/2015 - 4:13pmAccident Date:
Wednesday, January 22, 2014Car crashes into train in Perryville Thursday morning.
An icy road caused a driver in Perryville to crash into a CSX train early Thursday morning, the Cecil County Sheriff's Office reported.
Woman,18, Seriously Injured When Car Slid Down Hill And Into Moving Train.
Cecil County authorities say an 18-year-old woman was flown to a Baltimore hospital after her car slid down an icy hill and into a moving freight train.
An icy road caused a driver in Perryville to crash into a CSX train early Thursday morning, the Cecil County Sheriff's Office reported.
The driver, later identified as Patti Pucci 18, was flown to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore with unknown injuries after the crash, which was reported at 6:55 a.m. at the Jackson Station Road crossing just outside the town of Perryville, Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Michael Holmes said.
The driver was in a Hyundai Sonata. No further details about the driver were immediately available.
"The initial investigation shows he slid down an icy road and struck the front of the train," Holmes said.
Jackson Station Road was expected to be shut down for a while, he said.
The 26-car train was traveling from Philadelphia to Jacksonville, Fla., CSX spokesman Robert Sullivan said.
CXS is cooperating in the Cecil County investigation, Sullivan said.
Type: Train Accident
Topics:
Weather Conditions, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Railroad CrossingsPeople Involved:
Patti Pucci
Roadway:
Jackson Station RoadCity:
Perryville, MDCounty:
Cecil County, MDArea:
Baltimore, MD
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