Crime & Safety
Police Identify Middle River Man Struck by MARC Train
Robert Ey, 26, of the 900 block of Middlesex Road, was struck and killed by the train May 1.
A 26-year-old Middle River man has been identified as the person
Baltimore County police said Robert Ey, of the 900 block of Middlesex Road, was walking south on the tracks around 7:15 a.m. when a train traveling about 100 mph hit him near Northeast Creek Road and Schaefer Lane in Rosedale.
According to a police news release, investigators ruled Ey's death an accident. The accident caused delays for commuters, who had to be transferred to another train.
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Many passengers described the moments after the accident to Patch through interviews, emails and .
Ey's death represents at least the. Amtrak recently completed , although the scene of the most recent accident was not a part of those improvements.
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