Death that claimed 2011 Garden Co. High grad an accident

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Authorities say a fatal crash at a south-central Nebraska train crossing was an accident.

The accident occurred about 8:40 p.m. Jan. 25 in Odessa, a few miles west of Kearney.

Authorities say 19-year-old Jimmy Ray ``JR'' Barnett was driving his pickup north on Evergreen Road when he entered the crossing and collided with a Kansas-bound coal train.

A Union Pacific spokesman says the crossing had white X markings and stop signs but no gates or flashing lights.

Barnett was a student at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. He graduated from Garden County High School in 2011.

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