Police have yet to interview the man; no charges have been
filed
Morgan Hill – The driver of a truck that pulled out in front of a train is still in the hospital recovering from the crash that killed his girlfriend, but no charges have been filed in the Jan. 23 accident.
Nathan Schrock, 20, of Gilroy, remains in stable condition at Regional Medical Center of San Jose. He has not yet been interviewed by Morgan Hill Police detectives, according to MHPD Cmdr. Joe Sampson.
Schrock was in critical condition and unconscious for days after the accident; once he was conscious, he was still on medications and unable to be interviewed.
He could face vehicular manslaughter charges for allegedly attempting to beat a train across the tracks. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to six years in prison as a result.
Sampson said he expects interviews with Schrock to begin soon.
Meanwhile, funeral service’s were held Feb. 1 at Habing Funeral Home in Gilroy for 18-year-old Jacqueline Gamboa, known as “Jackie” to her many friends. She was ejected from the truck during the collision with the train and was pronounced dead at the scene.
MHPD officers, assisted by Sheriff’s Office deputies and Amtrack detectives, interviewed witnesses, including those on the southbound commuter train that hit the truck. The investigation could continue for months.
According to witnesses, Schrock was southbound on Railroad Avenue, but when he reached Tennant Avenue, the crossing arms were down for a northbound freight train. He and a truck in front of him made U-turns, heading north apparently to beat the train at the next intersection at San Pedro Avenue.Â
The arms were down at San Pedro, and Schrock apparently became impatient and sounded his horn at the truck in front of him. He then drove his pickup around the other truck and the crossing guard, apparently unaware of the approaching southbound train which could not stop. It tore through the pickup, sending the bed of the truck 150 feet down the tracks.
