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Jalisco Leos, 29, fatally struck by train while talking on cellphone near West 17th Street and Utica Avenue in Lorain, Ohio

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Modified Date: 
Fri, 05/05/2017 - 11:09am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, May 4, 2017

Man fatally hit by train while talking on cellphone

Police said officers responded to the railroad tracks near the intersection of West 17th Street and Utica Avenue in Lorain Thursday around 6 p.m.

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Type: Train Accident
Topics: 
Cell Phone - Texting, Pedestrian Accident
People Involved: 
Jalisco Leos
Roadway: 
West 17th Street and Utica Avenue
City: 
Lorain, OH
County: 
Lorain County, OH
Area: 
Cleveland-Akron, OH

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