Tre Ertl, 18, critically after train strikes him while walking on tracks near 4th Street in Waverly
Train hits teen walking on tracks in Waverly
An initial report said the engineer of the eastbound train saw Ertl on the tracks, sounded the horn, applied the brakes but was unable to stop before striking Ertl, Hagerty said.
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