Bekah Henderson says she saw the event happen when she was driving to a job interview. Now, she wants to make the intersection safer.
MACON, Ga. — A 76-year-old woman died after a train collided with her car in North Macon this past week. Now, a witness to the event says the train crossing needs to be made safer.
Bekah Henderson says she saw the incident happen, when her friend was driving her to a job interview. When they reached the Forsyth-Tucker Road intersection, she saw Cheryl Rawls stuck on the tracks.
Henderson said the crossing gates had dropped onto her car, preventing her from leaving the tracks.
“She went to try to back out but the arm was still hitting her bike racks,” she said. “So when she went to get out, the arm did not go up. It was like there was no sensor.”
Henderson said Rawls then attempted to drive forward, but she saw …