Train accident victim remembered by friends

Friends of Ines Fazlic, the woman killed by a train near Elkton Road Monday morning, remembered her fondly as a loyal friend who was always happy and could never hold a grudge. 

"She was so bright and wonderful," said Molly Price of Baltimore. "Anyone who ever knew her was in love with her a little bit."

Police said Fazlic, 25, of Delaware City, was struck by a CSX freight train at 8:26 a.m. behind Eagle Diner, where she worked as a server.

Scherry Quesenberry, another employee of Eagle Diner, said Fazlic ate breakfast at the restaurant Monday morning and then left to visit a friend who lives nearby.

"We were sitting in here laughing and having breakfast," Quesenberry said.

Fazlic used the train tracks as a shortcut and was struck by a westbound train, said Lt. Brian Henry of the Newark Police. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Fazlic was scheduled to work the night shift Monday, but instead, fellow employees gathered at the restaurant to remember her.

Michele Walsh, another employee of the diner, said Fazlic was friends with everyone she worked with.

"She was very, very friendly, always really happy — I've never seen her upset about anything," Walsh said. "She was nice to work with —she worked about five days a week."

An aspiring graphic designer, Fazlic graduated from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 2008, said Price, who attended Newark High School with Fazlic. She took the job waitressing at Eagle Diner a couple years ago as a way to make extra money, Price said.

She said Fazlic had talked to her recently about the graphic design and wedding photography business she was attempting to start.

Andy Sacher, a 2009 university graduate who grew up with Fazlic in the Fairfield neighborhood of Newark, described her as an artsy person who always carried her sketchbook.

"She was always like Bohemian, kind of out there, and would do whatever to have fun," Sacher said. "She had genuine affection for her friends."