A MAN IS HIT AND KILLED BY A RAIL RUNNER TRAIN IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT HAPPENED TUESDAY NIGHT AROUND 7PM. THAT’S WHEN 62 YEAR OLD GERALD PAUL SMITH WAS SAID TO BE TRESPASSING NEAR INDIAN SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL ON A RESTRICTED PART OF THE TRACKS.
IT’S NOT KNOWN WHY HE WAS THERE OR IF ALCOHOL WAS INVOLVED. SMITH WAS HIT BY A TRAIN GOING NORTHBOUND OUT OF DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL. THE INCIDENT IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED.
