On Monday, September 21st, the Vermilion County Coroner’s Office identified the woman killed in a train-pedestrian accident in Hoopeston, Illinois. Coroner Jane McFadden revealed the victim’s name as Jodi L. Tyszko, 49.
The coroner said in the accident report that the collision took place at the railroad crossing on East Lincoln Street. McFadden failed to state what Tyszko was doing at the train track when the accident occurred.
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The Hoopeston Police and the coroner’s office are handling the investigation into the incident. There is no additional information at this time.
Train accidents like plane crashes are not as common as other collisions, thereby creating the impression that it is not a significant threat. However, when they occur, it ends in fatality for those who collide with it.
With approximately 600 railroads and over 209,000 railroad crossings in the United States, pedestrians and drivers have to take extra care and precaution. Trains are estimated to kill one person every 100 minutes, and yearly, about 1000 people die from train-related accidents.
More than half of railroad accidents occur at unprotected crossings, and more than 80% of crossings lack adequate warning devices and lights. These and other factors like negligence, human error, and recklessness of pedestrians and drivers lead to train accidents.
Mechanical failure, speedy trains, and defective tracks caused by obstructions are contributing factors. Others are derailment of trains, unprotected railroad crossings, stalled cars on the rails, low visibility, a conductor failing to sound an alarm, and suicides.
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