A Fort Worth man is facing charges after police say he ignored warning signals, drove around railroad crossing arms and was hit by a train, killing a 5-year-old family member in his car.
Fort Worth police told CBS News Texas that 24-year-old Fabian Riojas is now facing a vehicular manslaughter charge, after the black Dodge Charger he was driving was hit by a Trinity Railway Express train on Wednesday afternoon, killing a young relative.
Police said the railroad crossing arms were down near Elliot Reeder Road and Colony Court when Riojas drove around the barricades, attempting to cross the tracks.
“This is preventable,” said Officer Tracy Carter. “When you’re looking at a 5-year-old child that’s depending on you to get to that destination safely, you know, they’re depending on you. That’s why the family members that gave them the care and custody, they are giving you the love, and think that, ‘hey, they’re going to get you and that person there,’ and, as we’ve seen, this did not happen.”…