FRANKLIN COUNTY, WA. (THECOUNT) — Russell McElroy, owner of Tri-Cities Hydroplane, has been identified as the pedestrian killed in a train collision on Thursday evening, according to reports.
McElroy, 59, of Pasco, was fatally struck by a train in Franklin County on Thursday evening at 5:10 pm.
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According to Franklin County investigators, train engineers witnessed a pedestrian on the tracks and were unable to stop before striking McElroy.
McElroy was pronounced dead at the scene of massive blunt force trauma.
The Franklin County Coroner has ruled McElroy’s death a suicide.
He was a major advocate for the Tri-Cities Water Follies and an avid photographer, according to KEPR.
Geo quick facts: Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2010 census, its population was 78,163. The county seat and largest city is Pasco. The county was formed out of Whitman County on November 28, 1883 and is named for Benjamin Franklin – Wikipedia.