Delaware Teen Killed by CSX Train Identified as 17-Year-Old Hayes High School Student
DELAWARE, Ohio — Michael V. Townsend, 17, died about 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, after being hit by a CSX train at the railroad crossing near West William Street and Toledo Street in Delaware, Ohio, authorities said.
His family called police early Thursday morning, Nov. 5, saying he had not returned from a friend’s house.
His identification was confirmed by the Delaware County Coroner’s Office with assistance from the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office.
Delaware City Schools confirmed Townsend was a student at Hayes High School, also known as Rutherford B. Hayes High School.
An initial police news release Wednesday afternoon had described the victim only as an adult male.
Delaware police, the Delaware County Coroner’s Office and CSX Transportation continue to investigate the crash.
Photo: CSX locomotive. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
Source: The Columbus Dispatch
