Woman Killed By Train Identified By Coroner

NAPERVILLE, IL — A 51-year-old Aurora woman is dead after she was struck by a freight train in what appears to have been a suicide, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office. The incident took place Sunday evening at the intersection of Wolf's Crossing and Normantown roads near Naperville's border with Wheatland Township.

The Will County Coroner's office identified the woman as Lisa J. Gullo. Her death is under investigation by the Canadian National police and Will County Sheriff's office, according to the coroner's office.

Kathy Hoffmeyer, spokesperson for Will County Sheriff's Office, told Patch the woman was deceased when officers arrived at the scene around 8 p.m. Hoffmeyer said an eyewitness reported seeing the woman walk onto the tracks while the safety gates were down and the train was coming.

Hoffmeyer says the train was traveling at a "low rate of speed," but was unable to stop before hitting the woman. She added that Canadian National Railway confirmed that the safety gates and lights were functioning properly at the time of the incident.

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