Friday, March 20, 2015

WAVERLY, TN WOMAN KILLED IN TRAIN COLLISION WHEN SHE TRIED TO DRIVE ACROSS THE TRACKS IN HUMPHREYS COUNTY





MARCH 20, 2015 EST 


UPDATE
FORMER MRS. AMERICA KILLED AFTER HER SUV IS STRUCK BY CSX TRAIN IN TENNESSEE

WAVERLY, TENNESSEE

A former Mrs. America was killed after her SUV was struck by a train while trying to cross the tracks in Humphreys County.

The crash involved a CSX train and Ford Explorer around 12:45 p.m. Friday at the Consoler Road crossing in Waverly.

Officials said Susan Goodman, winner of Mrs. America in 1983, was killed. She was the Executive Director of the United Way in Humphreys and Benton counties.

Officials with the Waverly Police Department said she was trying to cross the tracks when it was struck by the train. Goodman was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.

Sheriff Chris Davis knew Goodman for many years and said she was a good friend. Davis said her death is a great loss to the county. 

CSX spokesperson Kristin Seay said the train was made up of 2 locomotives and 31 rail cars. It was headed to Savannah, Georgia from Memphis. 
 
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WAVERLY, TN (WSMV)


Family and friends are mourning a woman who was killed when her car collided with a train in Humphreys County on Friday.


Authorities are trying to figure out why the woman, who was well known in the community, was trying to cross the tracks.


Susan King Goodman, executive director of United Way of Humphreys and Benton counties, was killed in the collision.


Police said the train hit Goodman's vehicle and spun it around into a ditch. Goodman was ejected and died at the scene.


Investigators said it is unclear why Goodman was trying to cross the tracks in the rural area of Humphreys County.


Source: www.wsmv.com