(The following story by Bob Gardinier appeared on the Albany Times-Union website on May 11, 2009.)
BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Officials are investigating a fatal accident Sunday in the CSX rail yard.
A worker there identified by family members as Jerod Boehlke died after he was hit by a train in the yard just before 7 p.m.
Georgia Boehlke, the victim’s grandmother, said this morning that the family was grieving for her grandson who has one daughter. The family declined further comment.
Bethlehem police is expected to release further information on the death later today.
It’s the second employee death at the rail yard in less than three years.
The last worker killed there, John A. Williams, 53, was crossing the tracks on an ATV when he collided with the New Jersey-bound train in Dec. 18, 2006. Authorities found Williams under the engine and pronounced him dead at the scene. He was driving along an access road from one part of the yard to another when the accident happened.
It was later determined he failed to stop for a stop sign in the yard. His death was ruled accidental.