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Mary Riel (17) and four others died when their vehicle struck a train while fleeing police
Five people were killed on the evening of June 10 when they drove their SUV into a stationary train at 18th Street and Southwest Street. The collision occurred after Sanford Police attempted two traffic stops within 24 hours. read more...

Rufus Brinson Jr. (50) collapsed and died at the end of a fire-training class
Rufus Brinson Jr., director of fire and rescue training and occupational health continuing education programs at Pamlico Community College, collapsed and died Friday afternoon at the end of a fire- training class on the campus. Brinson was 50. read more...

Cassandra Brown (19) was struck and killed by a freight train
A 19-year-old woman was struck and killed by a freight train in Manville Tuesday night, police said today. The westbound Norfolk Southern train struck Cassandra Brown about 8:30 p.m. near Brooks Boulevard, Manville Police Chief Mark Peltack said. She was a graduate of Manville High School, he said. read more...

Kevin Seit (19) was struck and killed by a train while walking along the tracks
A 19-year-old senior at Manville High School has been identified as the victim of a fatal train collision Thursday afternoon along a freight line. read more...

Kyle Hobday (17) was struck and killed by a train
Kyle M. Hobday of West Chicago A Mass for Kyle M. Hobday, 17, will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, at St. John the Baptist Church, 233 Church St., Winfield. read more...

Emma Casey (15) committed suicide by jumping in front of a train
A Bayport-Blue Point High School student was struck and killed by a Long Island Rail Road train yesterday, becoming the third student from the school killed by trains this year, authorities said. Emma Casey, 15, a 10th grader, was struck at 3:37 p.m. by a westbound train 50 feet west of the McConnell Avenue crossing in Bayport. read more...

Michelle Beals (22) was struck and killed by a train
Michelle LeAnn, 22, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2006 in Tulsa, OK. Born June 26, 1984, in Tulsa, to Norman L. and Rebecca Ann Beals. She was a Sales Clerk. read more...

Malcolm Pezzano (16) was killed by a train after stopping on the tracks to tie his shoes
Waverly Police identified the victim as 16-year-old Malcolm Pezzano of the 1900 block of Chuckatuck Avenue. Pezzano was walking across the railroad tracks in an area without a crossing when he stopped to tie his shoes, said Officer Don Reichhardt of the Waverly Police Department. read more...

Kristen Lahmeyer (19) commited suicide by stepping in front of a train
A UC Berkeley sophomore was killed by a moving train last Friday in Illinois in what police called a suicide. Kristen Lahmeyer, 19, left her home in Winnetka, Ill., at around 6:30 p.m. and stepped onto a nearby train track, where she was hit by a southbound commuter train. read more...

Connor Corish (15) was struck and killed by a train while trying to cross the tracks
Connor Corish, 15, died on May 9 when he and a friend, Christopher Cipolli - also of Nanuet, N.Y. - were struck and killed by a train in Rockland County. read more...

James Zemanek (14) and two other teens were killed when their truck crashed into a train
A pickup truck crashed into a train early Saturday in rural northwest Indiana, killing three teenagers, authorities said. Police weren''t sure how fast the truck was traveling or why the driver didn''t see the eastbound Norfolk Southern freight train about 6:40 a.m. It was daylight and there was no fog. The crossing is marked and has a stop sign but no flashing lights or gates. read more...

Wesley Whiddon (17) was struck and killed while running from a train on a trestle
A 17-year-old standout on the Fleming Island High School football team was struck and killed by a train crossing a railroad bridge over Black Creek Wednesday night, a Clay County school spokeswoman said. Two other students were hurt jumping from the trestle to avoid the train. read more...

Saddle Club star Jessica Jacobs (17) died when she fell in front of a train
Jessie Jacobs, 17, the Melbourne star of the Saddle Club, died on Sunday. She was killed when she stumbled off a platform at Cheltenham station and into the path of an on-coming train. She was on the way to buy a present for her brother Adam. read more...

Michael Forgione (24) was struck and killed by a train after leaving a bar
Marine Sgt. Michael D. Forgione did not die in the sand of Iraq, where he spent two tours of war duty, but on the railroad tracks of Lemoyne. Forgione, whose six-year Marine enlistment ended early this year, was struck by a Norfolk Southern engine about 4 a.m. Saturday as he walked from a bar. read more...

Michael Sword (26) was struck and killed by a train while crossing the tracks
A family is in mourning after their loved one was hit and killed by a moving train. Twenty-six-year-old Michael Sword was crossing the train tracks behind his mother''s house Saturday night when he got too close the tracks. read more...

Jeffrey Samora (24) committed suicide by jumping in front of an Amtrak train
The pedestrian killed in a train crash Monday has been identified as Jeffrey Samora, 24, of Oceanside, an investigator with the county Medical Examiner''''s Office said. read more...

Anthony Rea (15) was struck and killed by a Caltrain
A pedestrian killed by Caltrain in San Bruno on Saturday was identified today as 15-year-old Anthony Rea of San Mateo, according to the San Mateo County Coroner''s office. read more...

Army Spc. Julia Diaz (21) died during a training exercise when her vehicle rolled over
A Fort Stewart soldier died of injuries she suffered after a Humvee in which she was riding rolled over Thursday at the installation''s training area. Army Spc. Julia A. Diaz, 21, who was assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, was pronounced dead at Winn Army Community Hospital at 12:45 p.m., according to the Fort Stewart Public Affairs Office. read more...

Samantha Bestwick (15) was killed when a train struck her off-road vehicle
An off-roading adventure turns deadly in Glamis. A train hits three kids at a railroad crossing. The fatal train accident happened Saturday afternoon. read more...

Matthew Byrd (19) was killed when his car collided with a CSX train
A man was killed Wednesday in the Cottage Hill community after his car collided with a CSX train. read more...

Hannah McFarland (19) died when she was ejected from the vehicle she was in after it hit a train
The young pageant queen from Minden''''''''s wish was to give life should hers end prematurely. Hannah McFarland, 19, the reigning Miss Minden, wanted to donate her organs to help others. read more...

Seth Thomas (23) died when he was struck by a train that he was attempting to photograph
Students traveling southeast down the 80-94 and I-65 exchange from PUC may run into Hobart. The town is home to many students who travel back and forth for their lectures, quizzes and tests. read more...

Michael Morales (23) died after he was hit by an Amtrak train while walking in the middle of the track
A 23-year-old man died Wednesday after being hit by an Amtrak passenger train in Maitland. read more...

Alexander Arriaga (2) was hit by a train after a guardian left him unattended
The pain is almost palpable on this cold and dark section of Monterey Road. Just under the overpass bridge at Blossom Hill Road, one encounters the makeshift memorial for Alexander Arriaga, the small toddler killed the morning of Nov. 21 when he was struck by a southbound Amtrak train. read more...

Britta Aker (27) committed suicide by walking in front of a train
Earlier this morning, a woman was killed by a northbound freight train as she walked on the tracks in Newark, officials said. Britta Aker, a 27-year-old Newark resident, was struck around 3:04 a.m., said Union Pacific Railroad spokesman James Barnes. read more...

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