Accidents

HAMILTON, N.J. -- N.J. Transit's modern train station in Hamilton, just north of Trenton, is a favorite with commuters, with lots of parking and easy access to I-295.

The station is also a favorite among death-seekers.

Five people in two years have been killed by trains there, all apparent suicides.

Amtrak trains, which don't stop at Hamilton, speed by the station at up to 135 m.p.h. on their way to and from New York City.

OGDEN -- Black ice on Washington Boulevard played a part Tuesday morning when a Brigham City woman unintentionally deposited her pickup truck through the front door of a Golden West Credit Union.

Heavy snow Monday evening, followed by bright sun and cold temperatures Tuesday morning, left many roads covered with black ice with a layer of water on top.

The Weber County Emergency Dispatch Center recorded 23 vehicle accidents between 5 a.m. and 11 a.m. Tuesday.

TREMONTON-- A series of crashes involving three semitrailers, a passenger car and a Box Elder County Sheriff's patrol vehicle closed I-84 near Tremonton for about four hours early this morning.

Before heading off to Minnesota more than a week ago, Adam Hadjis leaned over and kissed his 4-year-old daughter goodbye as she slept. It would be the last time he saw her alive.

Gianna was playing by herself over the weekend when a large TV tipped and fell off a table, landing on the little girl's body, according to the family.

"They said her skull was severely crushed, and she had a massive bruise on the bridge of her nose," Hadjis said Monday.

The death comes less than three months after two similar fatalities -- a 3-year-old Chicago girl who had been playing with her brother and a cousin when a TV tipped over, and a 6-year-old boy in Arlington Heights, Ill., who reached for something on top of the screen, causing the TV to fall.

LAYTON -- Law officers were kept busy this morning responding to numerous motor vehicle slideoffs on I-15 due to icy road conditions.

There were about 50 slideoffs, with the majority occurring between Farmington and Layton, between 6:45 a.m. and 9 a.m., said officials with the Davis County Sheriff's Office Communications Center. There were no major injuries reported.

HARRISVILLE -- A man died after driving the wrong way on Interstate 15 and crashing into another car almost head-on.

Early Saturday morning, Larry Caldwell, 68, drove his 1987 Subaru station wagon onto I-15 near Smith and Edwards -- but he was going south in the northbound lanes, according to the Utah Highway Patrol.

The Harrisville man drove half a mile before glancing off two vehicles. About 12:30 a.m., he hit a third vehicle almost head-on and the impact tore his station wagon in half, according to UHP.

WASHINGTON TERRACE -- A 10-year-old boy ran into a car while running across the street around 2 p.m. Tuesday.

The boy was playing with other children when he decided to run into traffic, Weber County Sheriff's Cpl. Brian Jacobs said.