Rear-end crash pushes car onto Jasper County railroad track…

Car Crash Iowa Today in Iowa: A man was stopped at a flashing railroad crossing on Highway T12 N near N 39th Avenue E northeast of Newton, Iowa, when his car was rear-ended and spun 180 degrees onto the tracks. A westbound train struck the car and pushed it down the tracks; the man jumped from the vehicle and suffered non-life-threatening injuries, taken to Mercy One Newton Medical Center. The other driver, Ramos-Lucas, was not injured and was charged with failing to stop in assured clear distance. The 6,800-foot train blocked multiple crossings for several hours.