No Injuries after Car 'Tried to Beat Train' in Leesburg
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A 10-year-old boy is consoled by his mother after the car he was in was struck by a train this morning near Leesburg.
According to Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officers, Tracy L. Rippy, 49, Plymouth, was crossing the railroad tracks at CR 600N and Baseline Road in rural Leesburg when his vehicle was struck by a northbound Norfolk Southern train.
According to police, Rippy said he believed he could beat the train. The front part of his vehicle was struck but neither Rippy nor the 10-year-old, who is Rippy’s stepson, according to police, were injured.
The 75-car train was traveling about 43 miles per hour according to the train’s engineer.
