Jacob Allen Davis, 30, dead after being struck by BNSF train near Roeder Avenue in Bellingham, WA
Modified Date:
Thu, 05/26/2016 - 8:26amAccident Date:
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Man hit by train near downtown Bellingham dies
Police found him eight train-car lengths behind the locomotive.
Girlfriend: Bellingham man killed by train had hearing loss
Jacob Allen Davis, 30, had been on his way home from work at Trident Seafoods, 2825 Roeder Ave., where he and his girlfriend, Jada Leigh Mahugh, worked for the past three weeks.
A man thought to be in his early 30's was apparently wearing headphones while he was walking along the train tracks near Roeder Avenue in Bellingham at about 4:00 p.m., as he made no reaction to an approaching train that blew its whistle several times. He was struck by the train and propelled off of the tracks, where police found him with alive with severe head injuries. However, shortly after he was tranpsorted to the hospital, the man was declared dead.
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Type: Train Accident
People Involved:
Jacob Allen Davis
Roadway:
Roeder AvenueCity:
Bellingham, WACounty:
Whatcom County, WAArea:
Everett-Bellingham WA
Comments
Sad very sad and he will be
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