{"id":4464,"date":"2012-06-08T07:55:35","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T14:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/?p=4464"},"modified":"2013-04-03T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T22:11:36","slug":"man-killed-by-amtrak-train-in-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/4464\/man-killed-by-amtrak-train-in-fort-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"Man killed by Amtrak Train in Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH, TX &#8212; A man was killed on Monday, June 4, after a westbound Amtrak train hit him as he went down across the tracks. The man was identified as 76-year old Joe Jennings from Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4474\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4474\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4474\" title=\"fort-worth-tx-man-killed-by-amtrak-train-location\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/fort-worth-tx-man-killed-by-amtrak-train-location.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/fort-worth-tx-man-killed-by-amtrak-train-location.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/fort-worth-tx-man-killed-by-amtrak-train-location-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On June 4, 2012 76 year-old Joe Jennings was killed by an Amtrak train near this intersection of Old Handley Rd and Benton Ave in Fort Worth, TX.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more-->According to the Tarrant County medical examiner&#8217;s office, Jennings was hit about 12:40 p.m. on the railroad tracks in the 5300 block of Old Handley Road.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4477\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4477\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4477\" title=\"fort-worth-tx-man-killed-by-amtrak-train-map\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/fort-worth-tx-man-killed-by-amtrak-train-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/fort-worth-tx-man-killed-by-amtrak-train-map.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/fort-worth-tx-man-killed-by-amtrak-train-map-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map showing location at Old Handley Rd and Benton Ave near the tracks where 76 year-old Joe Jennings was killed by an Amtrak train in Fort Worth, TX on June 4, 2012.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/2012\/06\/05\/4010818\/man-killed-on-train-tracks-in.html#storylink=cpy\" target=\"_blank\">Star Telegram<\/a> reports that a railroad worker told investigators that he saw Jennings step onto the tracks about 12:30 p.m. as the westbound train rounded a curve. The employee said that he blew the train&#8217;s horn and that the man went down across the tracks.<\/p>\n<p>Although the medical examiner ruled the manner of death an accident, the cause of death as of today is pending until toxicology reports are released.<\/p>\n<p>The accident remains under investigation at this time.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Posted by <a title=\"railroad injury lawyer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gordon-elias.com\/CM\/Custom\/Attorneys.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">railroad injury lawyer<\/a> and FELA lawyer, Gordon &#038;amp Elias, LLP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH, TX &#8212; A man was killed on Monday, June 4, after a westbound Amtrak train hit him as he went down across the tracks. 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