Berwyn, Villa Park Ticketing

Berwyn,IL.
Berwyn police issued three tickets within 15 minutes around 6:30 p.m. Aug. 18 to pedestrians who allegedly walked around lowered railroad crossing gates at Windsor and Oak Park avenues and the tracks at Windsor and Grove avenues. It is illegal for someone to enter railroad tracks when there are lowered gates, flashing red lights or bells active at the crossing, according to police. The tickets were issued two days after a passenger train struck a car that apparently went around lowered gates in Berwyn, killing two people.

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Villa Park, IL.
* Arturo Montenegro, 56, of Chicago was arrested for disobeying a railroad crossing on the Chicago Northwestern line while police officers were conducting a special detail to catch such violators during the evening rush Aug. 11. Police said Montenegro was seen at 5:15 p.m. walking southbound past the already downed and activated train warning sign/arm. Both visual and audio alarms were activated and working properly. Montenegro also had in his possession two 40-ounce bottles of beer in a bag and was cited for a village ordinance violation of open alcohol in a public area, police said.

Reprinted with permission from the Villa Park Argus

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