💰 Colorado police officers charged with leaving handcuffed woman in car struck by train

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DENVER, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Two Colorado police officers were charged on Monday with leaving a handcuffed woman in a patrol car parked on railroad tracks, where it was struck by a freight train, seriously injuring her.Yareni Rios-Gonzalez, 20, was accused of brandishing a handgun at another motorist near the town of Platteville, about 40 miles north of Denver, on the night of Sept. 16, according to police.Officers from multiple agencies responded to the incident, and Rios-Gonzalez was stopped, handcuffed and placed in the back of a patrol vehicle that was parked straddling the train tracks, police said.None of the responding officers moved the vehicle off the track, and police video footage showed a Union Pacific freight train, its horn blaring, plow into the parked SUV.The most serious charges were lodged against Fort Lupton police officer Jordan Steinke, who faces one count each of attempted manslaughter and second-degree assault, both felonies, prosecutors said."

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