Clifford Law Offices filed a lawsuit today, Wednesday, September 18, 2024, against Union Pacific Railroad Company, Metra Railroad, and the Village of Barrington in the death of a 17-year-old girl who was struck and killed by a train at a Barrington, Illinois railroad crossing without pedestrian gates.
James Pullos, Kristofer Riddle, and Joseph Murphy, partners at Clifford Law Offices, filed the case on behalf of the family of Marin Lacson in the January 25, 2024, death of their daughter as she crossed the tracks at the Hough Street railroad crossing on her way to school in the far northern suburb.
The 34-page complaint alleges negligence against defendants Union Pacific Railroad Company, Metra Railroad, and the Village of Barrington for their failure to adequately warn and protect pedestrians at the Hough Street railroad crossing despite at least two prior occasions where trains struck pedestrians. According to information provided by the Illinois Commerce Commission, even after these prior pedestrian casualties, no engineering study was ever performed to assess the risk of train collisions with pedestrians at this crossing and no action has ever been taken to improve pedestrian safety at this crossing. This lack of safety measures proves especially troublesome in this community because this crossing is located in what is called a “Quiet Zone,” which means that horns are not to be sounded except at the train operator’s discretion.
Michael Lacson, father to 17-year-old Marin Lacson who was struck and killed by a train at a Barrington, Illinois railroad crossing without pedestrian gates on January 25, 2024, shares a statement regarding the case filed against Union Pacific Railroad Company, Metra Railroad, and the Village of Barrington on September 18, 2024. YouTube Tips ⓘ
The day of Marin’s death was one of dense fog, and at the time she was heading to high school at about 7:45 a.m., two trains approached the Hough Street crossing at the same time from opposite directions along the Union Pacific Northwest line. After the outbound train departed the Hough Street crossing, and due to lack of the train horn, safety warnings, and significantly reduced visibility, Marin stepped into the path of an inbound train approaching on a second track.
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