JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A woman died Wednesday night after her car was hit by a train on Roosevelt and Timuquana road.
Florida Highway Patrol says the car went around the railroad crossing gate. One woman says she heard and saw what led up to the crash.
“You could see the arms getting ready to go down. The young lady tried to beat the train and as she was trying to beat, the train, it dragged her. It dragged her pretty much right there. We see her where she stopped it,” said Misty Bouey.
She says she was on her lunch break when she witnesses what happened. What started as a normal shift at work for her turned into a moment she says she’ll never forget.
“I ran across the street, but stopped windows, tried to cut off the seat belt. I held their hand, I was praying for her. She lasted about four minutes before she left,” Bouey said.
She says she watched the woman driving the car take her last breath. The area near Roosevelt and Timuquana Road was blocked off for hours. Bouey says about four others, including two nurses, also came to help try to save the driver.
“It’s hard because I seen her take her last breath. Once the blood started coming from her nose, I knew she was gone. It’s emotional because you’re praying for someone that’s pretty much gone already,” Bouey said.
She sends condolences to the family and urges others to wait out incoming trains.
“Someone was calling on her Apple Watch and they kept calling and calling. And I don’t think I would have been able to tell that family member that she was gone, but my condolence is to the families, I tried my best,” Bouey said.
The Amtrak passenger train was headed to Virginia.
Florida Highway Patrol is now investigating.
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