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Report: Number Of Fatal Train-Vehicle Crashes On The Rise

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A study by Ohio Operation Lifesaver shows 12 people died last year when trains hit their vehicles at crossings, triple the number killed in 2014. There was also a 60-percent jump in pedestrian-train deaths last year, blamed on victims who had been drinking or wearing headphones while walking along tracks.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.