Two trains strike unoccupied vehicle in Sunnyvale
The deputy is seen graving the driver by the wrist and quickly dragging him away from the vehicle.
Northbound train No. 385 hit the empty vehicle around 6:40 p.m., said Jayme Ackemann, a Caltrain spokeswoman.
In a online video media that in fact takes the fall the replacing can be shown yanking the boy out of your auto.
Trains will be single-tracking on the northbound tracks, but delays are expected.
Caltrain help located on the Peninsula arrived in a total stop for nearly 45 seconds Monday night following a instruct reach an unoccupied auto just occurrences later on motorist fell through to actually security, professionals said.
“It was close”, Whitted told NBC Bay Area.
According to the Sheriff’s office, the driver appeared to be under the influence, but the investigation is ongoing.
Caltrain called the deputies heroes, noting they prevented “a possible tragedy” on its Twitter account.
“Had they not acted, who knows what would have happened, I believe because of their actions, this person is alive today”.