Fatal S.D. train crash highlights lack of railroad crossing safety

Driven first by sorrow and then by anger, Kuipers went on a mission to have lights and safety gates installed at a railroad crossing south of Harrisburg. Her twin sister and niece were killed there on Dec. 7, 2022, when an oncoming train struck the pickup they were riding in.

Related Keywords

South Dakota ,United States ,Rapid City ,Sioux Falls ,Platte ,Minnehaha County ,Lincoln County ,North Dakota ,Joel Arends ,Kevin Brown ,Phil Torgerson ,Jodi Kuipers ,Kaylee Torgerson ,Mike Rounds ,Kristi Noem ,Tammy Wagner ,Lena Kent ,Robert Kolbe ,Jennifer Torgerson ,Railroad Administration ,Department Of Transportation ,Minnehaha County Commission ,South Dakota News Watch ,Lincoln County Commissioner Joel Arends ,Brace Prouty ,Great Plains ,Federal Railroad Administration ,Operation Lifesaver ,News Watch ,Federal Railroad ,South Dakota Highway Patrol , ,