Crime & Safety
South Bay Woman Fatally Struck By Commuter Train
A woman who was hit and killed by a commuter train in Santa Clara has been identified as 53-year-old Desiree Pagacian.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA -- A woman who was hit and killed by a commuter train in Santa Clara earlier this week was identified on Friday by the Santa Clara County medical examiner's office as 53-year-old Desiree Pagacian.
Pagacian was hit at 7:11 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22 between the Santa Clara station and the Lawrence station in Sunnyvale. Caltrain reported the strike at 7:16 p.m. on Twitter.
Officials were unsure of Pagacian's city of residence and only had a Palo Alto post office box address for her.
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About 300 passengers were on board train No. 380 at the time, but no injuries were reported among those on board.
The fatality was Caltrain's second of the year, following a Feb. 13 collision in Redwood City that authorities say was likely a suicide.
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