May 6, 2016
Brandi Sue Darling, 31, is the woman who was hit by a train and killed Thursday morning while walking along the tracks near Wynburn Avenue in Boulevard, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.
The conductor blew the horn when he saw Darling, but she did not move, and even with the emergency brakes applied the train could not stop in time, police said.
Darling was homeless and may have been staying at a camp in the area, according to police.
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