Steinke said she was focused on the threat that could come from Rios-Gonzalez and her pickup truck, not the ground. Steinke said she put Rios-Gonzalez in the other officer’s vehicle because it was the nearest spot to temporarily hold her. She said she didn’t know the train was coming until just before it hit. AdvertisementThe judge found that Steinke observed the tracks, but failed to “appreciate the risk.”There was no jury in Steinke’s trial, which started Monday. Advertisement“I never in a million years thought a train was going to come plowing through my scene,” Steinke said.

Source: Huffington Post July 29, 2023 15:09 UTC