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Float driver says train seemed still before crash

The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday.Dale Hayden has never spoken publicly about the crash in Midland on Nov. 15. But he told federal investigators he was focused on his left-side rearview mirror as he crossed the tracks, looking for a bump in the intersection so he could provide the veterans riding on the flatbed trailer a smoother ride, according to documents released by the National Transportation Safety Board.As he looked through his right window, the oncoming Union Pacific train appeared to have stopped, he said. It wasn't until he looked in his rearview mirror that he saw people jumping from the float."When I looked in the right mirror, that's when I saw the flashing lights. But at first it didn't register. It just — to m...

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