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Show The Salt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD Saturday, April 22, 2000 A3 ULTIMATE ‘Man Charged in Freight-Train Deaths @Qece TRONICS Police say driver shoved ex-girlfriend’s car into path of locomotive, killing 4 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “ SINKING SPRING, Pa.— A man whopolice say was Friday at a house. It wasn't clear Friday afternoon whether he had a lawyer yet. so enraged at his former girlfriend that he pushed her car into the path of a freight train was arrested and He was charged with four counts each of homicide and ag. gravated assault. Police also took charged Friday with killing her, her friend and two children. “Tt seems like there was an awful lotof bad luck involved on the part of the victims,” said state police Lt Edward Snyder. “If she had arrived just moments earlier, she might have been able to pass across the tracks without any problem. As it was, she was only several blocks awayfrom a police station.” Police said Carlos Angel Diaz Santiago, 22, had ar- gued with Candace Wertz,20,at a fast-food restaurant and then chased herin his car at speeds of up to 90 mph for a half-hour Thursdayafternoon through this small - Santiago into custody another man who theysay may havebeen in the car with Santiago; he was not Relatives and neighbors said Wertz was trying to flee an abu sive relationship. Police said Wertz had obtained a chase ended when Santiago rear-ended her car at a town about 50 miles northwestof Philadelphia. Despite a desperate 911 call on hercell phone, the railroad crossing as she waited for a train to pass and then used his car to push her vehicle onto the tracks, police said. eryone tried to talk to her about getting help,” Petersonsaid. “I wish we had called police on any one of those nights, but we just thought that she would The Norfolk Southern train smashed into the car, killing Wertz; her 2-year-old son, John Michael Cortez; Santiago fled and wasarrested without incident r Ail Camcorders Are on protective order against Santiago, but it had expired. David Peterson, a 24-year-old mechanic wholived next door to Wertz, said he often sawher come home with a bloodynose and bruises on herface. “It was horrible. Everyone knew about it and ev Cynthia Jacques, 22; and her daughterAllissa, 2. 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