BEAUMONT, Texas — A man in a wheelchair that was struck and killed by a train in Beaumont Thursday evening has been identified.
The Beaumont Police Department is investigating the accident that happened on Crockett Street and Avenue C., according to Jefferson County Justice of the Peace, Pct. 1 Ben Collins, Sr.
The man, now identified as 61-year-old Frederick Hernandez, was pronounced dead on the scene by Beaumont EMS at 6:58 p.m.
Collins ordered an autopsy.
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