Village of Franklin Park v. Dickman

Following separate bench trials the defendants,- Robert E. Carver and Paul Dickman, were found guilty of obstructing traffic. Both defendants were fined $500. The defendants now appeal their convictions and their appeals have been consolidated. Although the defendants raise several issues on appeal, we find it necessary to consider only their contention that as railroad train conductors, they could not be properly prosecuted under section 11 — 1416 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 95½, par. 11—1416) for their trains’ obstructing motor traffic at a vehicular railway…