CALL FAILED TO AVERT TRAGEDY - Burton Mail Page 1 of 3 News search Favourites | Text Only | Font Size Today... Back To Previous Page News Burton Mail > Burton Mail > CALL FAILED TO AVERT TRAGEDY Homepage News Home CALL FAILED TO AVERT TRAGEDY Save Our Heritage National News by HELEN KREFT Letters A DESPERATE telephone call from a member of the public failed to save the life of Day on a page a motorist whose car was standing on a railway crossing, it has emerged. Search News The call came Want a local ... minutes before Jobs a train crashed Homes into the car, Motors killing driver Ian Brian Directory Hakes, 42, of Sport Ruskin Place, Sport Home Horninglow. Local Sports Clubs National Sport The tragedy Burton Albion occurred on the Marston- Derby County on-Dove level Gresley Rovers crossing, in Fantasy Football Marston Lane, Burton Junior Football on Saturday - Search Sport despite Business desperate Business Home efforts by staff from railway Burton Jobs company Leisure Network Rail to Leisure Home stop the East Gig Guide Midlands Trains Blogs Crewe to Derby Ex-Pats service. The Competitions inquest into the death of Search the Dating unemployed Classified 42-year-old Announcements former de Ferrers School pupil was opened yesterday at Derby Coroner's Court and Breakaway adjourned pending further investigation. Advertising In Paper Advertising Derby and South Derbyshire Coroner Dr Robert Hunter told the Mail how, minutes New Media Advertising before the incident, Network Rail received a call from a member of the public who Leaflets http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=314699 14/05/2008 CALL FAILED TO AVERT TRAGEDY - Burton Mail Page 2 of 3 Ad Features saw the car parked on the level crossing and tried to stop the train. However, it was too late and the train smashed into Mr Hakes' green Mazda, carrying it for 50 Other titles metres before the car plunged down a steep embankment into a field. He was Heartland Evening pronounced dead at the scene. The train carrying 54 passengers was not derailed. News Mr Hakes was due to be sentenced at Stafford Crown Court on Monday, after Staffordshire pleading guilty on February 3 to a charge of being in possession of an imitation Newsletter firearm with intent to cause fear and violence on November 3, 2007. Ashbourne News Telegraph Mr Hakes, who was single, lived with his mother in Ruskin Place and was due to Uttoxeter Advertiser celebrate his 43rd birthday on May 31. Your Leek Paper Black Country Bugle Neighbours have said that Mr Hakes was 'not well known' in the area and that his About us mother has been taken away to be with friends and relatives. About Us An old friend of Mr Hakes, who was visiting Ruskin Place and asked not to be Find Us named, said: "I have known him about 30 years since we went to school together Contact Us and am really shocked at the news. He was a really good lad. I have lost so many Competition Ts & Cs friends to drugs but never like this." RSS Feeds Forums Comment on this article Your Name:* Your Email Address: Remember Me: Subject: Your Comments:* To confirm and submit this article comment, please enter the text in the image into the text box below. Add Comment Terms and Conditions There are currently no comments for this article Article Options Talk about | Email to a Friend | Print this http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=314699 14/05/2008 CALL FAILED TO AVERT TRAGEDY - Burton Mail Page 3 of 3 Social Bookmarking Digg this del.icio.us reddit | | Story First Published: 14/05/2008 Back to top Staffordshire Newspapers websites: Burton Mail | Staffordshire Newsletter | Ashbourne News Telegraph | Uttoxeter Advertiser | Black Country Bugle Leek Paper | Heartland Evening News Yattendon Investment Trust | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions All original material on this page unless specified by another URL is the property of Staffordshire Newspapers Ltd ©2008 and may not be without permission. Staffordshire Newspapers Ltd is not responsible for the content of any external links. Staffordshire Newspapers is registered in and Wales No. 142592 (Staffordshire Newspapers Ltd, 65 - 68 High Street, Burton upon Trent, DE14 1LE) As of 22nd February 2007, Iliffe News & Media Is Registered with ABC ELECTRONIC (www.abce.org.uk) And supports industry agreed standards For website traffic measurement. http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/burtonmail/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=314699 14/05/2008.