Steve Doyle, III v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

PER CURIAM: *

Steven Doyle appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Union Pacific Railroad Company (“Union Pacific”) on his claims for damages resulting from injuries sustained in an automobile-train accident, which occurred on March 5, 2009. We AFFIRM.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Many of the material facts are not in dispute. On the evening of March 5, 2009, after playing cards and consuming a half pint of whiskey, Doyle attempted to drive across a set of railroad tracks near his house in Eunice, Louisiana around 5:30 p.m. While crossing those tracks, a train operated by…