GRAYSON COUNTY, KY. (THECOUNT) — Phyllis Minton has been identified as the victim killed after her vehicle was struck by a train in Leitchfield, KY, Friday night.
Minton, 63, was named as the Grayson County teacher killed Friday when her car was struck by a train.
Local reports say, Minton was traveling in a vehicle when she approached a train crossing that had no warning lights or crossbars. When she crossed the tracks from a steep uphill incline she was struck by an oncoming train.
Authorities say 63-year-old Phyllis Minton was driving across a railroad crossing along Blackrock Dr, in Leitchfield, Kentucky, when her car was struck by a train. source
Minton was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma consistent with the collision.
Minton was a beloved math teacher at Grayson County High School. The school released a statement through Twitter, saying Minton’s passion for math and her students had a very real impact on many.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday.
Anyone with possible information on the collision should contact police at 911.
NEW ORLEANS, LA. (THECOUNT) — The New Orleans Police Department has arrested 53-year-old Erica Katsanis…
BONNEAU, SC (THECOUNT) — Jeaniettra Avonne Jones was killed early Friday in a fatal auto-versus-pedestrian…
PALM SPRINGS, CA. (THECOUNT) — Suzanne Somers’ career followed a remarkable trajectory, rising from humble…
PLAINFIELD, CT. (THECOUNT) — John Ezzell and Christine Ezzell have been identified as the couple…
SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ. (THECOUNT) -- Vince Veglatte has been identified as the 32-year-old man killed…
MORROW COUNTY, OH. (THECOUNT) -- Skylar Beveridge has been identified as the 27-year-old man killed…