The family of a Barrington High School student killed when hit by a Metra train while walking to classes on Jan. 25 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging authorities failed to protect pedestrians at the crossing.Marin Lacson, 17, died as she crossed the Union Pacific tracks at Hough Street in downtown Barrington. The suit, filed Wednesday in Cook County circuit court, alleges pedestrians were not adequately warned of the danger at the crossing, despite at least two previous times when trains struck pedestrians there.“Marin’s death was entirely preventable,” attorney James Pullos said in an announcement of the lawsuit. “Marin merely attempted to cross over the sidewalk on her way to school after the first train passed through the crossing. Without any warnings to alert her that an inbound train was coming from the opposite direction and without notice that this inbound track was what is sometimes called a ‘hot rail,’ Marin was unaware there was a second train approaching.”The suit names Union Pacific Railroad, Metra, the Regional Transportation Authority and the village of Barrington as defendants.Michael Lacson, Marin's father, delivered an emotional statement via YouTube, in which he said Marin’s death was preventable.“My family is committed to making a difference to prevent something like this from ever happening again,” he said. “Marin was a wonderful person with a bright future ahead of her. Our family has been devastated.” Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said Metra has no comment on the lawsuit.Initial attempts to reach Barrington officials were unsuccessful, but Barrington has said it is partnering with the ICC and Union Pacific Railroad on a project to install pedestrian gates at the Hough Street crossing and the Cook Street/Main Street crossing.The Canadian National upgraded its Hough Street crossing last year with pedestrian gates. It also upgraded its contract with Andy Frain to provide extra crossing guards at the village’s railroad crossings.Read more at dailyherald.com.