SC man survives train crashing into his Jeep

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 40-year-old Goose Creek man managed to survive after a train smashed into his Jeep.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reported (http://bit.ly/o9q3oz) Tuesday that John Arthell Davis of Goose Creek was charged with blocking a railroad crossing.

A police report says Davis was thrown from his Jeep about 10:30 p.m. Saturday when a train hit it at an intersection with U.S. Highway 52. Witnesses told Goose Creek police Davis was stopped over the tracks while waiting for the light to turn green, when the crossing arms descended, and a truck stopped in the front did not move.

The report says the impact caused a chain reaction involving four vehicles, injuring three others.

Davis was taken to a hospital with cuts. He told police he didn’t remember anything.

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Information from: The Post and Courier, http://www.postandcourier.com