The Fresno County Sheriff – Coroner’s Office has identified the man struck by a train. He is 24 year old Frank Rocha Vaz of Riverdale.
Around 11:45 pm on Wednesday, an employee of Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) called Sheriff’s dispatchers to report that an engineer of one of their freight trains had struck a person. The engineer said they saw a person laying across the tracks as they approached Fowler and Letson Avenues in Laton, but were unable to stop the train before hitting the person. The engineer stopped the train and found the man to be deceased.
Fresno County Sheriff’s detectives are working to learn more about Frank Rocha Vaz. Anyone who knew him or knew of his whereabouts prior to his death, is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Detective Juan Galindo at (559) 600-8215.
