Father of teen struck by train consoled by officer (OC Register) |
FULLERTON - A 15-year-old girl was struck and killed by a freight train Tuesday afternoon after an argument with her father.
The Orange County Coroner's Office identified the girl as Savannah Rose White. She and her father both live in Fullerton.
White died at the scene of the 1 p.m. accident at Placentia Avenue south of Fender Avenue, Lt. Alex Bastreri said.
According to investigators there was an argument between the girl and her father moments before she was struck by the train, said Fullerton police Lt. Craig Brower.
Bastreri said it was still unclear exactly why the girl wound up in the train's path.
"At some point during the conversation, she was struck by the train," Basteri said. "I don't know if she was trying to beat the train, or if she stepped out in front of it intentionally... At this point, it doesn't seem like there was anything suspicious or criminal in nature."
"I think the traumatic nature of the accident has left some witnesses confused," Bastreri said.
The incident is being investigated as an accident.
Investigators determined the train was going about 50 mph and the girl was thrown about 100 feet, according to Bastreri.
The father was apparently "a ways down the tracks, maybe 100 feet away," when the train struck the girl, Bastreri said. The girl's brother was in the family's car and did not see the accident, he said.
The Orange County Coroner's Office identified the girl as Savannah Rose White. She and her father both live in Fullerton.
White died at the scene of the 1 p.m. accident at Placentia Avenue south of Fender Avenue, Lt. Alex Bastreri said.
According to investigators there was an argument between the girl and her father moments before she was struck by the train, said Fullerton police Lt. Craig Brower.
Bastreri said it was still unclear exactly why the girl wound up in the train's path.
"At some point during the conversation, she was struck by the train," Basteri said. "I don't know if she was trying to beat the train, or if she stepped out in front of it intentionally... At this point, it doesn't seem like there was anything suspicious or criminal in nature."
"I think the traumatic nature of the accident has left some witnesses confused," Bastreri said.
The incident is being investigated as an accident.
Investigators determined the train was going about 50 mph and the girl was thrown about 100 feet, according to Bastreri.
The father was apparently "a ways down the tracks, maybe 100 feet away," when the train struck the girl, Bastreri said. The girl's brother was in the family's car and did not see the accident, he said.
