A driver was cited after an SUV and a box truck collided, sending one vehicle into a railroad crossing gate along the Metra Union Pacific Northwest line at Main Street and Cook Street in Barrington Monday afternoon. | Photo: Omar El Plebe
By Sam Borcia | Lake & McHenry County Scanner
A driver was cited after crashing into a truck and then colliding into a railroad crossing gate, causing Metra train traffic to be temporarily halted, in Barrington, police said.
The Barrington Police Department responded around 12 p.m. Monday to the intersection of Main Street and Cook Street in Barrington for a vehicle crash.
Officers arrived and found a two-vehicle crash in the intersection, with one car into a railroad crossing gate.
A driver was cited after an SUV and a box truck collided, sending one vehicle into a railroad crossing gate along the Metra Union Pacific Northwest line at Main Street and Cook Street in Barrington Monday afternoon. | Photo: Omar El Plebe
The Metra Police Department was notified and also responded to the scene due to the train equipment being involved.
The incident happened just northwest of the Barrington Metra station along the Union Pacific Northwest line.
Barrington Deputy Police Chief Lori Allsteadt said the crash involved a BMW X5 SUV and a Freightliner M2 truck.
A driver was cited after an SUV and a box truck collided, sending one vehicle into a railroad crossing gate along the Metra Union Pacific Northwest line at Main Street and Cook Street in Barrington Monday afternoon. | Photo: Omar El Plebe
An investigation showed the BMW was traveling southbound on Cook Street attempting to cross Main Street to continue south.
The Freightliner, driven by a 39-year-old Chicago man, was traveling eastbound on Main Street from Hough Street when it collided with the BMW, Allsteadt said.
The BMW, driven by a 65-year-old Chicago man, then continued after the impact and struck the railroad gate pole.
A driver was cited after an SUV and a box truck collided, sending one vehicle into a railroad crossing gate along the Metra Union Pacific Northwest line at Main Street and Cook Street in Barrington Monday afternoon. | Photo: Omar El Plebe
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