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News Release
Train vs pedestrian accident - 07/15/19

Victim- BNSF Railway   240 SE Raiload St, Bend, OR

Suspect- Houser, Kyle Justin           23 year old Bend resident

Charges:  Criminal Trespass I

 

On 7-14-19 at about 1530 hours, Bend Police and Fire were dispatched to the BNSF Depot for a report of a train versus pedestrian accident.  Bend Police arrived on scene and determined Houser had been struck by a train, just east of the Depot.

Further investigation determined that Houser was walking on the tracks, northwest bound towards the Depot. He was listening to music with headphones covering his ears. A train approached the Depot from the southeast, also traveling northwest bound.

As the train came up behind Houser it continued to use its blow horn to worn Houser, who had his back to the train. Houser did not hear the train and was struck on the shoulder area of his body and thrown from the tracks. The train was eventually able to stop.

Houser was transported to St Charles via ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.

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