A man was killed Saturday morning after being run over by a CSX train between South 11th Street and Crescent Drive, according to the DeFuniak Springs Police Department.
Rolando Chavix Jocon, 25, of DeFuniak Springs, appeared to be sleeping in the middle of the tracks before being struck, the police news release reported.
Police responded to the scene at about 4:15 a.m.
The train was traveling from New Orleans, La., to Waycross, Ga., said Bob Sullivan, a CSX spokesman. It was made up of two locomotives and 85 freight cars.
Police believe it was traveling at normal speed for populated areas. The train’s engineer could not stop the train until just east of Crescent Drive, the police reported. The last car spanned across 23rd Street.
It can take a mile or more for a full-size freight train to stop, Sullivan said.
The Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy on the body. A toxicology screening will be done, but evidence of alcohol use was not at the scene.
Police will continue investigating, but no charges are anticipated, according to the news release.
Railroad police and CSX officials also responded to the scene.
An earlier version of this report is posted below:
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — A man sleeping on railroad tracks was run over and killed by a train early Saturday morning.
DeFuniak Springs police said they responded to the call at 4:15 a.m. Officers arrived to find a deceased man with multiple injuries to his head, hands and legs, police said. The man had been hit by a CSX train between South 11th Street and Crescent Drive.
Although the investigation is continuing, it appears that 25-year-old Rolando Chavix Jocon of DeFuniak Springs had been sleeping in the middle of the tracks before being struck, police said in a news release.
The CSX train was traveling east and believed going the normal speed for populated areas. The locomotive engineer was unable to stop the train until just east of Crescent Drive. The last train car spanned past 23rd Street.
Railroad police and CSX personnel responded to assist in the investigation. The Medical Examiner’s Office took control of the remains so that an autopsy can be performed. A toxicology screen will be performed, but alcohol use was not apparent at the scene. The investigation is continuing, but no charges are anticipated, police said.