Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
MURRAY — Officials have identified a woman who died Monday after she was hit by a TRAX train.
Marta Young, 66, of Midvale, was hit at a crossing when she appeared to be distracted, said Utah Transit Authority spokesman Carl Arky.
He said a Blue Line train was southbound in Murray at 5900 South and 300 West where 5900 South intersects with the alignment. "At the last second, a female pedestrian walked out in front of the train, was struck and killed," Arky said.
He said officials are reviewing video from the scene and do not know why the woman was distracted. It did not look like she was on her phone, Arky said.
"That's what makes this a real tragedy. The crossing gates were down, the lights were flashing, all the warning signals were working, and unfortunately it appears as though we had a pedestrian who was distracted or just wasn't paying attention," he said.
Related stories
Most recent Utah stories
Related topics
Ashley Imlay
