A Granite City mother is suing Norfolk Southern and raising questions about whether the railroad company is doing enough to protect the community. Her daughter lost both legs at age 13 after being run over by a train in a 2024 rail crossing accident.
Misty Scott filed the lawsuit April 24 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. She is seeking damages for Serenity McMillan’s physical injuries, as well as her other daughter’s emotional distress from witnessing the accident and emergency double amputation performed by first-responders.
Scott was also at the scene and suffered emotional distress and psychological trauma, according to the complaint…