Freight Train Hit Abandoned Car (February 7, 2012) |
ENCINITAS, Calif. -- Authorities said a crash in Encinitas in which a freight train smashed into a car on railroad tracks may have been alcohol-related.
No one was injured in the crash, which occurred near E Street and South Vulcan Avenue about 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, said San Diego County sheriff's Sgt. Robin Lawrence.
Witnesses told investigators people inside the car got out and fled the area before the crash, Lawrence said.
"It is suspected this incident was DUI-related,'' the sergeant said in a statement.
There was major damage to the car and minor to moderate damage to the freight train, he said.
