article_snippet.sent: Ellen Brody  car had gotten stuck between the railroad crossings and instead of reversing Ellen Brody  drove on to the tracks .
article_snippet.sent: Julia went on to admit that Ellen Brody  first thought that a driver had intentionally driven on to the tracks, before Julia knew Julia mother was driving. '
article_snippet.sent: According to investigators' preliminary findings,  Brody's car was in the danger zone inside railroad crossing gates for about half a minute before the train hit.
article_snippet.sent: Brody got ahead of the crossing gate in inching traffic, then got out of Brody's car to examine Brody's car after the crossing gate in inching traffic came down and hit the back of Brody's car, a witness has said.
article_snippet.sent: The train's engineer also told investigators that The train's engineer saw the Mercedes SUV moving onto the tracks.
highlights_snippet.sent: Daughters Danielle, Julia and Alexa Brody have spoken out to say that Daughters Danielle, Julia and Alexa Brody believe Daughters Danielle, Julia and Alexa Brody mother drove on to the tracks by accident .
  