HALFMOON — A drunk Schenectady driver got his car stuck at a railroad crossing in Halfmoon Sunday morning and it was soon hit by a passing train, Saratoga County Sheriff’s officials said.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
The incident happened before 5:45 a.m. Sunday on Tabor Road in Halfmoon. Deputies responded there for a report of a car that had been struck by a train, officials said.
They arrived and determined that the car driver, identified as Kevin A. McGinn, 36, of Schenectady, had attempted to cross the tracks when his vehicle became stuck. He then exited the vehicle, and it was soon struck by a Canadian Pacific Railway train.
GAZETTE COVERAGE
Ensure access to everything we do, today and every day, check out our subscribe page at DailyGazette.com/SubscribeA release did not describe the effect of the crash on the train.
Deputies also determined that McGinn was intoxicated, as well as driving without a required interlock device, officials said.
He was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, felonies, as well as misdemeanor circumventing an ignition interlock device.
He was processed and released to appear in court later.
The Tabor Road railroad crossing as seen on Google Streetview
GAZETTE COVERAGE
Ensure access to everything we do, today and every day, check out our subscribe page at DailyGazette.com/SubscribeMore from The Daily Gazette:
Anger and joy at Supreme Court abortion ruling
A new beginning awaits: Schenectady class of 2022 graduates Friday
Demanding to remove mural, Schenectady Republicans call BLM ‘radical Marxist organization’
Developer withdraws application for controversial concrete batch plant
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
Categories: News, Schenectady County
No Comment.