Crashes

Airmed 1 Rescues Truck Driver After He Lost Battle with a Train

By Joe Hyde, Aug 30, 2014
 

The Texas Department of Public Safety reported that a driver of a 2012 Peterbilt truck pulling a tank semi-trailer drove in front of a train Friday on FM 163 near U.S. 67 west of San Angelo Friday night at 11 p.m. The DPS said that the truck ignored the flashing red lights at the railroad crossing. As the truck crossed the tracks, a Texas Pacifico train struck the right side of the truck’s trailer.

The semi truck was pushed off the east side of the roadway where it rolled over and onto its left side.

The railroad warning light on the east side of the road was destroyed in the crash due to the truck rolling over it.

The truck’s driver, Thomas Faz, 26, of San Angelo was transported via the air ambulance Airmed 1 to Shannon Medical Center. DPS said he had non-incapacitating injuries. The train’s engineer, Hayden Britt Bean, 23, of Monahans was not injured.

The truck driver was wearing a seatbelt, DPS said.

The crash was investigated by Trooper Robert Aldrete of San Angelo.

Subscribe to the LIVE! Daily

View Past Issues

The LIVE! Daily is the "newspaper to your email" for San Angelo. Each content-packed edition has weather, the popular Top of the Email opinion and rumor mill column, news around the state of Texas, news around west Texas, the latest news stories from San Angelo LIVE!, events, and the most recent obituaries. The bottom of the email contains the most recent rants and comments. The LIVE! daily is emailed 5 days per week. On Sundays, subscribers receive the West Texas Real Estate LIVE! email.

Required

Most Recent Videos

Comments

I'm quite certain Airmed 1 didn't "rescue" this guy, someone on the ground did that long before they got there... Their only glory is they flew him to the hospital and then typed up a $40,000 dollar bill to send him for doing so.........
Permalink
This article nails it with facts (albeit rescue may have been a stretch). Statements of fact...actually refreshing reporting.....driver ignores flashing lights, chooses risk taking behavior, has consequences of choice applied. It's great he did not have life threatening consequences and potentially learn can learn not to do that again. What's missing here is " how fricken dumb". Trains are known to inhabit train tracks, they are large enough to see and even have marking at crossing to give you a clue they might actually be there. As per my moniker. DOH! Possibly these facts will be used by a defense lawyer when this ye-hoo tries to sue the train operator and blame them for his choice. BTW...rescue is normally accomplished by first responders..up close and personal, AirMed provided transport and possibly gave life saving care while in transport, but probably not since the article states there were not life threatening injury.
Permalink

Post a comment to this article here:

Login to CommentRegister to Comment