By Dee Longfellow
For The Elmhurst Independent
According to a release issued by Elmhurst Police Chief Michael Ruth, the police department is investigating a fatal pedestrian railway accident that occurred on Sunday evening.
At 11:15 p.m. on June 19, an outbound Metra train struck a pedestrian who was standing on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks at Arlington Ave., the release said. The victim died at the scene. Train traffic was affected for a brief period of time but returned to normal service by the morning rush hour, Ruth said.
The victim has been identified as James P. Halwix, age 69, of 415 N. York Street, Elmhurst. This incident remains under investigation by the Investigations Division of the Elmhurst Police Department.
