A recent New Haven Register article reports that Metro-North Railroad has decided to bill the driver of a car that was hit by a train on May 29 for damages. The railroad concluded that the driver, Vicki Buker-Besse of Milford, did not use caution when approaching the train tracks, and “driver error” led to the accident. Buker-Besse and her 7-year old daughter, who was in the back seat, were in stable condition at Bridgeport Hospital. The car was destroyed.
The railroad will seek repayment for damage to the train from the family’s insurance company, but an estimate of the amount was not finalized at the time of the report.
