WARD COUNTY, TX. (THECOUNT) — Keegan Karim Henderson, of El Paso, has been identified as the victim struck by a Union Pacific train in Ward County, TX, Monday evening.
Henderson, 35, was operating a vehicle on CR-135, about five miles east of Barstow, when he failed to observe a crossing train.
DPS officials say the intersection does have warning and traffic control signal but is not equipped with lights of control arms.
Following the collision, Henderson was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
DPS officials say Henderson was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, reports YourBasin.
Family members and friends took to Facebook to remember the beloved man:
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
Geo quick facts: Ward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,658. The county seat is Monahans. The county was created in 1887 and organized in 1892. It is named for Thomas W. Ward, a soldier in the Texas Revolution – Wikipedia.
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