Coroner IDs Dump Truck Driver Killed In Metra Crash, Derailment

GRAYSLAKE, IL — A 41-year-old dump truck driver killed Monday morning when a Metra commuter train hit the vehicle and partially derailed near Grayslake has been identified as Jesus Castrejon, according to media reports.

Castrejon, of Wheeling, died from blunt force injuries as a result of the crash, which happened just before 7 a.m. Monday, near Route 120 and Hainesville Road near Grayslake, according to preliminary autopsy results released by the Lake County Coroner's Office.

The front car of the train went off the tracks after hitting the dump truck, according to WGN. One passenger on the train was taken away on a stretcher after suffering injuries that are not expected to be life-threatening.

Castrejon was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crossing did not have any lights, gates or bells but did have a sign, Metra spokesman Michael Gillis told the Daily Herald. Extensive delays were reported on the Metra Milwaukee District North line following the collision, according to Metra.

The collision comes days after a Metra passenger died after a train hit a semi-truck in Clarendon Hills. The death was the second incident in Metra's 40-year history that a passenger was killed.

Two other passengers and two crew members were injured in that crash, but their injuries were not considered life-threatening, Metra spokeswoman Meg Riley said.

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