Elton man dies after train strikes vehicle on Hwy 190
(Source: KPLC)
By Patrick Deaville | May 6, 2021 at 1:14 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 1:14 PM
ELTON, La. (KPLC) - An Elton man has died after his vehicle was struck by a train in Jefferson Davis Parish, according to Louisiana State Police Troop D.
Trooper Derek Senegal says troopers responded to the single-vehicle track at a train crossing on Bornsdall Rd. and Hwy 190 around 9:30 p.m. on May 5, 2021.
The investigation of the incident showed that Brandon Ortego, 42, stopped on the train tracks in his Jeep Rubicon facing northbound without his lights on when it was struck by a Union Pacific train.