{"id":49166,"date":"2024-08-28T12:15:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T16:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=49166"},"modified":"2024-08-28T12:15:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T16:15:33","slug":"update-polk-sheriffs-office-identifies-man-killed-by-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/08\/28\/update-polk-sheriffs-office-identifies-man-killed-by-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Polk Sheriff’s Office identifies man killed by train"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 36-year-old Kissimmee man was killed Tuesday afternoon when his pickup truck was struck by a cargo train while he was crossing a railroad track in the Kathleen area.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a news release that Abel Arocho, 36, was driving a 2006 black Ford F-150 south on Kathleen Road when he turned right to go to the Kathleen Tire Shop at 5310 Kathleen Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The private railroad crossing there, just west of the road, has no crossing arms, but there is a stop sign and a sign regarding the crossing itself. The Sheriff’s Office said Arocho did not stop but continued across the tracks as a CSX freight train carrying 110 empty cars was heading north at about 55 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The train struck the pickup on the driver\u2019s side, propelling the truck northwest and ripping open the driver\u2019s door. Arocho was ejected onto a grassy area and was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The train was traveling from Orlando to Jacksonville. After coming to a stop, it blocked four railroad crossings from Deeson Road south to Strickland Road for about 2.5 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Train and truck collision in Lakeland leaves one dead<\/a><\/blockquote>