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Guy who drove his truck into a restaurant survives after being hit by train later that night.
MICHIGAN CITY, IN — Police say a man who drove into a building in the morning was hit by a train later that night.
The News-Dispatch reports that 26 year old Carlos Cooper Jr. of Michigan City was seriously injured by an Amtrak train while walking along the track Thursday night.
Less than 15 hours earlier, Cooper’s truck ran into a restaurant. He told police he lost control of the vehicle while avoiding a pothole.
Witnesses later told police Cooper appeared to be talking on a cellphone when he was struck from behind by a train and thrown off the tracks.
Cooper’s condition was upgraded on Saturday to serious.
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MICHIGAN CITY, IN — Police say a man who drove into a building in the morning was hit by a train later that night.
The News-Dispatch reports that 26 year old Carlos Cooper Jr. of Michigan City was seriously injured by an Amtrak train while walking along the track Thursday night.
Less than 15 hours earlier, Cooper’s truck ran into a restaurant. He told police he lost control of the vehicle while avoiding a pothole.
Witnesses later told police Cooper appeared to be talking on a cellphone when he was struck from behind by a train and thrown off the tracks.
Cooper’s condition was upgraded on Saturday to serious.
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