Oct. 18--DELTA, Ohio -- Chris Butler had been known to stop by Jason Allwood's home late at night, crossing the busy railroad track that bisects the driveway of his friend's home.

Just before 2 a.m. yesterday, Mr. Butler and his son Craig Chadwick, 22, of Delta, were killed when Mr. Butler's car, heading north on the Allwoods' gravel driveway, collided with a westbound Norfolk Southern train.

"It's a tragedy," said Marlena Allwood, who described her husband's friend as a fun-loving guy.

She said her family has grown accustomed to having a railroad run through their quarter-mile-long driveway.

"We know that you've got to stop and look and look again," Mrs. Allwood said. "You've really just got to creep up to it."

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the crash.

Authorities released few details about the accident, which occurred east of Fulton County Road 11 and north of County Road F in York Township, west of the Worthington Steel plant.