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Woman struck and killed by train on Elkton Road

Published: Monday, October 5, 2009

Updated: Monday, October 5, 2009

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Josh Shannon

A woman was struck by a CSX train Monday morning.

scherry quesenberry

Josh Shannon

Scherry Quesenberry, who worked with the victim at Eagle Diner, said the woman was well-liked.

A woman was struck and killed by a train this morning on Elkton Road, police said.

Lt. Brian Henry of the Newark Police Department said Ines Fazlic, 25, of Delaware City, was struck by a CSX freight train at 8:26 a.m. directly behind Eagle Diner, where she worked as a server. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Henry said Fazlic left the diner and was apparently using the train tracks as a shortcut to her next destination when she was struck by the westbound train.  Her death appears to be an accident, with no foul play or intent of the victim believed to be involved, he said.

Scherry Quesenberry, a server at the Eagle Diner, located near the scene of the accident, said the victim has worked at the diner for four years.

“You couldn’t help but love her,” Quesenberry said. “She was a sweetheart.”

She said the woman had left the restaurant headed to a friend’s house near the train tracks.

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

West Main Street and New London Road were closed at the intersection with Main Street for several hours but are now open after the train left at 11:15 a.m.

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7 comments

Ron Greenwalt
Sat Oct 10 2009 01:09
I think that instead of arguing about whether or not there should be a fence built, or whether or not she was a university student, everyone should be aware and acknowledge that there are people who knew and loved this person, including many of my friends. please give this argument up for now.
anon
Tue Oct 6 2009 12:21
Build fences? You must be joking man. How about this proposal: grown mature adults stop walking and/or standing on train tracks. If someone ran onto I-95 and got hit by a car, it would be tragic, but we would be calling them an idiot. How is it any different here? If anything this is dumber, since a train's path is a LOT more predictable than a car. You really think that CSX should be responsible for our safety even though since we all could walk we have been told of the dangers or standing on or near railroad tracks?
Micheal Angelo
Tue Oct 6 2009 07:49
The artile, "she doesn't think she is a University student." Well is she or isn't she. I don't think we will really find that one out.
Ben Wallace
Tue Oct 6 2009 04:35
I very strongly disagree Dan, I don't think building more fences everywhere is the answer. Post signs warning of danger, if people choose to ignore them then so be it. I'm sick of rights being taken away from me for the sake of my health or safety. I'd rather have my freedom
Eric Cantini
Mon Oct 5 2009 20:22
It's sad but why didn't she take 5 steps to the right and get off the track?
Anon
Mon Oct 5 2009 20:19
Walking along the tracks is illegal, building fences is seen as unnecessary since nothing but trains is allowed on them. There are guards over walkways that cross over the train, which is all they really need to do. Even if there was a fence, people would climb it.
Dan Lieberman
Mon Oct 5 2009 16:26
What is it going to take to ask CSX to spend under $10,000 to just build a damn fence along the railway near the university???? With as many people walking around, and as many people that have died on the tracks (at least 1 per year) , IS IT THAT HARD??? To take that even further, why doesn't the University build a fence along university property to help protect lives of people who live, and work near these tracks. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE IN POWER POSITIONS? Is the solution that hard to see?






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