On Wednesday morning, March 26, a Poughkeepsie man was hit by a train and killed.
According to Mechanicville police, the accident happened shortly before 5 a.m. when James G. Pelton was hit by a Norfolk Southern train headed west at the city line. Having hit Pelton at the end of Sheehan Street near Railroad Street, the train was stopped immediately and the Viall Avenue railroad crossing was closed.
Police went on to say that they are not exactly sure where Pelton was prior to the accident but that they know he was in the area working at the GlobalFoundries site, although he was not a direct employee of GlobalFoundries but working for a sub-contractor, DSi who were supporting tool installation at the Fab 8 campus.
Also at the scene assisting were the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department, State Police and railroad police from both Canadian Pacific and Boston and Maine.
At this time foul play is not suspected and the incident is being called an accident.
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