DEFUNIAK SPRINGS—A man was killed Saturday morning after being run over by a CSX train between South 11th Street and Crescent Drive, according to police.
Rolando Chavix Jocon, 25, of DeFuniak Springs, appeared to be sleeping in the middle of the tracks before being struck, according to a news release from the DeFuniak Springs POlice Department.
Police responded to the scene at about 4:15 a.m. Railroad police and CSX officials also were called in.
The train was traveling from New Orleans, La., to Waycross, Ga., said Bob Sullivan, a CSX spokesman. It was made up of two locomotives and 85 freight cars.
Police believe the train was traveling at normal speed for populated areas, the news release reported.
The train's engineer could not stop the train until just east of Crescent Drive. The last car spanned across 23rd Street.
It can take a mile or more for a freight train to stop, Sullivan said.
The Medical Examiner's Office will perform an autopsy on Jocon, who suffered injuries to his head, hands and legs. A toxicology screening will be done, but there was no evidence of alcohol use at the scene.
Police will continue investigating the accident, but no charges are anticipated, according to the news release.