BNSF Railway Suing Bar Over Patron’s Accident In Company Vehicle

BNSF Railway is suing a Whitefish bar for allegedly over-serving a woman who stole a company truck and was killed when she crashed it into a tree. The lawsuit claims Casey’s Bar & Casino is liable for damages stemming from the wreck. BNSF attorneys say the 33-year-old Bozeman woman was "forced or coerced into consuming alcohol" at the bar the evening of Sept. 27, 2013. Later that night, she entered BNSF property and tried to get into a railroad crew van she thought was a taxi. Railroad workers told her it was not a taxi, but the woman got behind the wheel and sped off.