Crime & Safety
One Killed in Train Crash at JBLM on Monday Night
The driver of a pickup truck was killed when an Amtrak passenger train struck the vehicle.
UPDATE: 6:12, 10/18/2012
The Olympian is reporting that the driver has been identified as Sgt. 1st Class Justin Strom of Auburn, 34.
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The driver of a pickup truck was killed Monday when an Amtrak struck the vehicle on Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Monday night.
Multiple media outlets reported that the incident occurred around 7 p.m., about 40 yards from a public rail crossing on BNSF right of way.
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The Longview Daily News reports that more than 153 passengers were on the southbound train bound for Eugene, OR.
The tracks were closed but were expected to reopen Monday night.
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