Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Police, CSXT
Police and Indiana State Police Conduct Rail Safety Enforcement Blitz
East Chicago, Lake County-Recently a joint enforcement effort took
place in East Chicago conducted by the Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement Division (CVED), Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Police and CSXT
Railroad Police focusing on traffic enforcement near the Dickey Road railroad
crossing.
This particular area was targeted
due to its high volume of passenger and commercial motor vehicles traffic who
disregard various traffic laws near and associated with the railroad crossings.
The violations they found, but not limited to, disregarding the signal of a
train approaching, driving left of center within 100 feet of a grade crossing,
stopping on and/or too close to a railroad crossing, and disregarding a traffic
control device.
This multi-agency enforcement
resulted in the following:
· 1. Citations 15
· 2. Warnings 25
· 3. CVED Inspections 7
· 4. Commercial Motor Vehicle
Violations 35
· 5. CMV Out of Service 6
Violations
· 6. Vehicle Impounded 1
· 7. RR Trespass Warnings 3
· 8. Felony Arrest 1
This blitz was conducted as a part
of a commitment the Indiana State Police and respective railroad police
departments have to encourage and remind Indiana motorists to drive safely when
they are near railroad tracks and to reduce the number of incidents that occur
at the crossings. Indiana is ranked 4th
in the nation for having the highest volume of railroad grade crossing
incidents.
Indiana motorists are encouraged to
visit the Operation Lifesaver website at www.oli.org
Operation Lifesaver is a non-profit
organization which provides free educational information related to railroad
safety.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent
until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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