Overview
- The car, which was hit Sunday in northeast Harris County, was trying to cross Lockwood Road tracks as warning arms were down.
- Deputies say the engineer sounded the horn and the Amtrak train struck the vehicle at about 60 mph.
- A man and a child were taken to hospitals, with one in critical condition, and no passengers on the train were hurt.
- Investigators are testing whether the driver was intoxicated as they review how the crossing signals were obeyed.
- Sheldon Community Fire & Rescue reported the conductor encountered four alligators while trying to help, a detail the sheriff's office said it did not observe.