Dead Man Found on Train Tracks in Rye: 27-Year-Old Identified

William Joseph, a 27-year-old Far Rockaway, NY resident, has been identified as the man found dead on the Metro-North train tracks in Rye early Friday.

The Journal News reports that Joseph suffered multiple fractures and lacerations. Authorities are investigating whether he may have been struck by a previous train before he was discovered already dead on the tracks by the crew of another train just before 7:30 a.m.

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Joseph was discovered near the New Haven Line tracks by Locust Avenue.

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