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Pedestrian Hit by Train in on Union Pacific Northwest Metra Line
A teenage boy was struck by the train near the Barrington train station.

Morgan Delack is an editor for several Patches across the Northwest Chicago suburbs including Barrington, Lake Zurich, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Niles-Morton Grove and Park Ridge.
Morgan is a graduate of Penn State University, and previously worked in television news before coming to Patch in July of 2010.
Originally from Troy, Michigan, Morgan now calls Barrington home where she resides with her husband and kids.
A teenage boy was struck by the train near the Barrington train station.

The 11-year-old struck by a Metra train, Dominic Szymanski, is hoping to return to Hough Street School as soon as he is able.
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Shane Siefert was killed in 2011 when his dresser fell on top of him.
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