Fox News: SUV driver's joyride on New York railroad tracks ends in fiery wreck: police

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SUV driver's joyride on New York railroad tracks ends in fiery wreck: police

A New York City man, suspected of being drunk, caused chaos after driving his car onto train tracks, igniting a fire and damaging infrastructure.......                    ...                        ...A You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login man allegedly took his SUV on an intoxicated joyride along train tracks that ended with the vehicle catching fire, police said.......Basilio Hidalgo, 40, was arrested and charged after he drove an SUV onto the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and caused a fiery scene after the vehicle's tires caught fire at around 4:52 p.m. Sunday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department said You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......Photos of the crash aftermath showed Hidalgo's SUV being lifted with a crane from the train tracks.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The MTAPD said Hidalgo drove approximately "half a mile east" on the tracks before stopping after two tires You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login became "severely damaged" and ignited......."Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department officers observed a black Honda sport utility vehicle stopped on the Main Line tracks of the LIRR between Bellerose and Floral Park Stations," MTAPD said......."Detectives determined the alleged suspect drove onto the LIRR Main Line tracks from grade level, west of the Elmont-UBS Arena station." ......The driver eventually stopped "just east of the Bellerose Station" as the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. ......In a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login of the incident, the SUV is seen careening across the tracks.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The incident caused "significant damage to the third rail and other track infrastructure," police said. ......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Hildago was arrested and taken into custody without incident.......Hidalgo was charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree criminal trespassing and driving while intoxicated....

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