Drivers bypass railroad crossing gates with no train present, Huron County OH


Railroad crossing gates are down and lights activated without a train present. Drivers are bypassing the lowered gates, creating a hazardous situation on the road.
Audio|Source: Ohio State Highway Patrol District 2
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Transcript:
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Can you check the crossing at near pure 84 lumber?
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I just got a call stating that the gates are down with no train around, and people are driving around the gates.
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Right.
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Good.
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Check 30 from 42 to 314 to 9.6.
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Okay.
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There are going to be items stacked up on the trailer,
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probably about.
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80 high.
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Okay, they've got a unit that was headed west on 30 to 16.
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Okay.
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433. Wait, one break for the trailer play on 6th.
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433835050 Illinois I'll be following him from the 88 I'm with the 85 now I bring
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so far no violations and the caller is no longer in the area I'm gonna follow it down to 80 to see if I can get DC
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43, it comes back on a 2022 Conroyal trailer.
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Okay.
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Well, Purdue and I'm out here.
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And that does seem to be a great assessment.
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The railroad arms, and lights are down and activated.
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There is no train.
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If you can call Norfolk Southern, see if they have a tech.
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Huron County, OH
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