Driver misses railroad crossing, crashes into park

  • Pauls Valley’s Santa Fe Depot Park was the scene of a single-vehicle accident March 28, after a moment of inattention led to a driver crashing his pickup through the park’s brick and iron fencing. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey
    Pauls Valley’s Santa Fe Depot Park was the scene of a single-vehicle accident March 28, after a moment of inattention led to a driver crashing his pickup through the park’s brick and iron fencing. News Star photo by Suzanne Mackey
A single-vehicle accident landed a motorist in the middle of the Santa Fe Depot Park in Pauls Valley last week.The 82-year-old driver was traveling westbound on Grant Avenue (State Highway 19) around 11 a.m. March 28, when he averted his eyes from the road to glance into his rearview mirror and was distracted by traffic behind him, according to Pauls Valley police.By the time he turned his…

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