GERING, Neb. (AP) – Western Nebraska officials have identified the 93-year-old woman who died after her car was caught by a railroad crossing signal as a freight train approached.
Scotts Bluff County Attorney Doug Warner says that Vera Clary, of Gering, died in the Wednesday afternoon accident.
Warner says a driver behind Clary told police that Clary was crossing the railroad tracks when the warning signal’s arms came down and caught the rear of her vehicle. After that, Clary’s vehicle crept forward a bit but it remained on the tracks when the Union Pacific train arrived.
Warner says Clary may have become confused after the crossing arm hit her car. Clary was ejected from her car when the train hit it, and she died at the scene.