Brentwood train victim's husband in disbelief
The car struck by an out-of-service Long Island Rail Road passenger train in Brentwood went around lowered crossing gates moments before the fiery crash Tuesday morning that killed the car's two occupants, a police spokesman said. Videojournalists: Jim Staubitser and News12 Long Island (Jan. 22, 2013) (January 22, 2013 5:41 PM)
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A Commack man said yesterday that he does not believe his wife drove past lowered crossing gates before her car was slammed by a Long Island Rail Road train Tuesday, killing her and her father.
"They told me something that is very difficult to believe," Luis Maldonado, 57, said Thursday as he sat in his living room, surrounded by pictures of his wife, Blanca, 45.
"She was a very good...
