Crime & Safety
18 Citations, 1 Warning in Crossing Crackdown
Local cops, railroad police conducted a special enforcement on June 7.
Editor’s note: The following is taken from a press release issued by the .
Plainfield police teamed with Canadian National and Union Pacific railroad police Thursday to conduct a special enforcement in conjunction with .
In just two-and-a-half hours, police issued 18 citations and one written warning to motorists not following railroad crossing rules, Plainfield police said Friday.
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The following citations were issued:
- 11 citations for stopping within railroad grade crossing
- 4 citations for operating an uninsured motor vehicle
- 1 citation for failure to wear seatbelt
- 1 citation for no valid safety test
- 1 citation for disobeying signal warning of approaching train
- 1 written warning for trespass to railroad property
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The goal of the campaign was to decrease the number of crashes at grade-level crossings through education and enforcement to make people aware of the potential consequences of not following the rules of the road around crossings, police said.
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