Lawn Mower Rider Hit by Train Is Charged
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KEWANEE, Ill. — A man was charged with drunken driving after riding a lawn mower into the path of a freight train, police said.
Michael Runyon had used the 5-horsepower riding mower for transportation after his license was suspended for drunken driving five years ago, said Detective Joe Cervantez.
“I don’t know how he survived,” said Dale VanDusen, who witnessed the wreck last week. “It’s a miracle.”
Police charged Runyon, a farmhand, after officers found remnants of a 12-pack of beer scattered along the tracks. Runyon also was cited for disobeying a railroad crossing signal.
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