Crime & Safety
Aberdeen Man Identified as Person Killed by Amtrak Train
Michael Scott Grace Jr. was 20 years old.
The person who died after being hit by a train Saturday afternoon near Aberdeen has been identified as a Harford County man, according to an Amtrak official.
Michael Scott Grace Jr., 20, was killed in the crash with an Amtrak train headed for Boston, according to Amtrak spokesman Craig Schulz.
"The circumstances surrounding the incident are still under investigation," Schulz said on Monday.
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At 4:34 p.m. Saturday, Grace reportedly walked across the tracks in front of the train near the Aberdeen Wawa, in the 200 block of North Philadelphia Boulevard.
According to online records, Grace lived in the 700 block of Walker Street in Aberdeen.
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