Truck towing boat breaks railroad crossing gate at Morningside Dr, Waycross GA


A truck towing a boat tried to cross the railroad tracks before the gate came down and ended up breaking the crossing gate as a train was approaching at Morningside Drive.
Audio|Source: CSX Railroad Greater Waycross Area
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Transcript:
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Yes, sir, at Mount Pleist, M885.3, Morningside Drive at the crossing there.
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We watched a truck with a trailer and boat, about breaks the crossing gate, rushing through, trying to beat the train.
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You south of there, over?
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Yes, sir, we are south of it.
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All right,
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so they were playing chicken with the boat and a truck, correct?
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Uh, yeah, they were driving the truck with a carrot, uh, boat in the trailer, uh, basically trying to get through before the gate came down, ends up, uh, coming down right on their trailer and dragging the gate down.
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Do you work with them?
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Location mentioned:
Morningside Dr, Waycross, GA 31501
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