Dangerously close call prompts Bartow driver to call for more railroad safety

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Bartow driver is expressing concerns about safety at a railroad crossing after narrowly avoiding a collision with a train.

Trumeeyka Hawkins needed a moment when she was recalling her near-miss at a railroad crossing in Bartow.

What You Need To Know

  • Bartow driver is expressing concerns about safety at a railroad crossing after narrowly avoiding a collision with a train
  • Trumeeyka Hawkins was driving on Jackson Ave when she came to the tracks near North Street just as a train was coming through

“It was very close,” she said. “It was a very close call. If I was not aware of my surroundings, I would’ve lost my life.”…

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