Man Sues City Of Redlands, Metrolink For Deadly Crash That Killed His Wife, Daughter

KCAL News, CBS Los Angeles

March 21, 2024

A deadly crash involving a Metrolink train in Redlands last April has turned into a lawsuit, as the family of the mother and daughter who were killed say that the commuter rail service was designed at a crossing that is inherently dangerous.

It's been nearly a year since the crash on April 4, 2023 near the Metrolink Arrow Line crossing at Alabama Street, that left Heather Woolard and her 11-year-old daughter Presley Chiakowsky dead.

Still, the community feels the impact of the loss. "You can't help but feel loss," said Dan Arrow, a Redlands resident. "You think in your head, 'How would that be for me?' How would I live afterward if one of my daughters was killed like that?"

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