Officer who put woman in police car hit by train didn’t know it was on the tracks, defense says
By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — The lawyer for a Colorado police officer who put a handcuffed woman in a parked police car that was hit by a freight train says she didn’t know the car was on the tracks. The woman put in the patrol car suffered extensive injuries, including a traumatic brain injury. The lawyer for Officer Jordan Steinke made the comments Monday as the trial began in Greeley, Colorado. She says the tracks were completely flush with the road, not anything to trip over, and there were no illuminated crossing signs or gates in the dark, rural area.
