Homeless man fatally hit by train in San Bernardino County
June 23, 2009 | 9:52
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The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the death this morning of a homeless man in Loma Linda, who was killed when a freight train struck him.
County coroner officials identified the man as 45-year-old Johnny Rogers, who was sitting on the tracks near Anderson Street and Stewart Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. when he was struck by a Union Pacific train, authorities said. Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene.
Engineers told deputies the train was traveling 20 to 25 mph and attempted to stop when they saw the man sitting on the tracks.
-- Ruben Vives
