From Almanac News
MP train death ruled a suicide
By Andrea Gemmet
The death of Menlo Park resident Stephen Lehane, who was struck by a train in Menlo Park Monday morning, has been ruled a suicide by San Mateo County coroner Robert Foucrault.
Mr. Lehane, 66, reportedly stepped out of a grove of trees onto the train tracks between Encinal and Glenwood avenues in Menlo Park at about 8:38 a.m., said Lt. J. David Triolo of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office's transit police bureau.
He was struck and killed by southbound Caltrain Baby Bullet train No. 322, said Caltrain spokeswoman Christine Dunn. There is no pedestrian crossing in the area, she said.
The train had stopped in Redwood City and was two blocks from its next stop at the Menlo Park station, so it would not have been traveling at its top speed of 79 miles per hour, Ms. Dunn said. The train was slowing and sounding its horn as it approached the station, Lt. Triolo said.
It was the fourth fatality on the Caltrain tracks this year, Ms. Dunn reported.
Both northbound and southbound trains experienced delays for several hours following the accident, according to Ms. Dunn. |
