Terrie called me this morning to tell me that Roger died.
Palm Springs man struck and killed by Amtrak train in Oceanside
Desert Sun wire services • September 20, 2010
Palm Springs resident was struck and killed by a Amtrak train in Oceanside shortly before midnight Saturday.
The San Diego County medical examiner's office identified the 46-year-old as Roger Lee Bailey.
Bailey was attempting to cross the tracks by running under a closed crossing arm when he tripped and was struck at 11:56 p.m. Saturday by a train heading south from Los Angeles to San Diego, said Oceanside police Sgt. Travis Norton.
His body was thrown 'a short distance' and he was declared dead at the scene of 'multiple blunt-force injuries,' the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said.
The office says the 46-year-old Bailey ran under closed crossing arms, tripped and fell in front of an approaching Amtrak train. He died at the scene.
Sheriff’s Lt. Mike Munsey tells the North County Times that a woman with Bailey made it across the tracks before he fell.
Munsey says Bailey was carrying a beer and alcohol may have played a role in the incident."
