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Jun. 16, 2010 · 3:42 a.m.
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Council postpones two reappointments
Jun. 4, 2010 · 4:57 p.m.
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Ypsilanti Township authorizes litigation against Liberty Square
May. 28, 2010 · 6:53 p.m.
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Ford plant granted tax exemption by township
May. 24, 2010 · 5:44 p.m.
New machines and equipment will soon be wheeled into Ford's Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti Township as it begins manufacturing a line of batteries for the new global...read more
Photo by Dan DuChene
This picture, taken from the Prospect Street bridge, looking at where Michigan Avenue runs over the railroad tracks near Miles Street. A pedestrian was killed when he was struck by an AmTrak train here today.
Victim pronounced dead at scene, incident under investigation
Aug. 28, 2009 · 4:29 p.m.
Updated: 7 p.m.
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Chicago-bound Amtrak train this afternoon in Ypsilanti.
The incident occurred at approximately 12:00 p.m. under a bridge near the intersection of Miles St. and Michigan Avenue.
The pedestrian, a 21-year-old Ypsilanti Township resident, was pronounced dead at the scene according to Ypsilanti Fire Department Lt. Mike Kouba.
Officials from the Ypsilanti Police and Fire departments, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, Amtrak and Norfolk Southern, who own the tracks, were also on the scene.
“The reason the person was trespassing and obstructing the tracks was not known to us,” said Marc Magliari, the Chicago-based spoksperson for Amtrak.
A report issued by Ypsilanti police this evening said the victim was walking westward in the center of the tracks when the train, also westbound, struck him from behind.
Magliari said the crew and passengers of the Chicago-bound Amtrak train were not injured.
Passengers were bussed to their destination as the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department and the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner’s Office continued an investigation at the scene.
"Evidence was collected and this investigation is still on-going," the police report said.
Visit the Ypsilanti Citizen for more as this story develops.
Editor's note: This story was updated upon receiving a report from Ypsilanti police
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