On the second anniversary of her son John’s fatal crash, Sharon Jobson hoped to spend a quiet moment at the railway crossing where his truck collided with a Via train.
The warning lights and gates she fought for would have just been installed — protecting her other son who still uses the crossing every day.
Finally, she thought, her family could be at peace.
But not now.
That anniversary — July 29 — has become the deadline for her to respond to a $500,000 lawsuit from CN Rail for the damage and train delays the crash caused.
Jobson, 50, was stunned when she was served with the lawsuit Tuesday at her home in Glencoe, Ont.
“We thought we had a happy ending. Lights and gates are going up in the next two weeks — they’ve already been delivered . . . I think everyone thought it was a good ending to a tragic story. This is just really a shock to everyone,” she said.
The lawsuit alleges that John Jobson, a 22-year-old farmer, caused the collision near Glencoe on July 29, 2011 through negligence.
He is “wholly responsible” for all damages, including track repair and the “bottleneck of rail traffic” caused by the crash, according to the statement of claim.
The document alleges that John failed to stop at the stop sign and was travelling “at an excessive rate of speed” over the Pratt Siding Road crossing, about 60 kms southwest of London.
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The warning lights and gates she fought for would have just been installed — protecting her other son who still uses the crossing every day.
Finally, she thought, her family could be at peace.
But not now.
That anniversary — July 29 — has become the deadline for her to respond to a $500,000 lawsuit from CN Rail for the damage and train delays the crash caused.
Jobson, 50, was stunned when she was served with the lawsuit Tuesday at her home in Glencoe, Ont.
“We thought we had a happy ending. Lights and gates are going up in the next two weeks — they’ve already been delivered . . . I think everyone thought it was a good ending to a tragic story. This is just really a shock to everyone,” she said.
The lawsuit alleges that John Jobson, a 22-year-old farmer, caused the collision near Glencoe on July 29, 2011 through negligence.
He is “wholly responsible” for all damages, including track repair and the “bottleneck of rail traffic” caused by the crash, according to the statement of claim.
The document alleges that John failed to stop at the stop sign and was travelling “at an excessive rate of speed” over the Pratt Siding Road crossing, about 60 kms southwest of London.
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CN Rail sues Ontario mother for $500,000 two years after son’s death | Toronto Star
