FEBRUARY
13, 2015
BIRMINGHAM,
ALABAMA. (WIAT
One person
was killed in an accident involving a dump trunk and a train Friday morning in Kimberly,
according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Chief
Deputy Randy Christian says the accident happened on Brasher Road around 10:20
a.m. Christian says a Jefferson County Road and Transportation Department dump
truck was hit by a train. Apparently, the truck was racing along Brasher Road to try to beat the train. The collision
was so fierce that send the engine of the truck many feet away from the cab.
The driver
of the truck, Darin Voudrie, was killed. Jefferson County Manager Tony Petelos
says Voudrie had worked for the county for 19 years and leaves behind a wife
and four children.
“Please
remember the family, friends, and co-workers of this employee in your thoughts
and prayers in this difficult time,” Petelos said.
No other
injuries occurred, according to Christian.
“It’s a sad
day anytime such a tragedy occurs taking a life. It’s particularly sad for us
to learn the person lost was a member of the Jefferson County work force
family,” Christian said. “Our hearts and prayers of comfort are with the
family, friends and co-workers. This will be heart wrenching for them.”
Do not try to beat that train, it does not worth it.