Pedestrian Killed by Train ID'ed as Deerfield Employee

The pedestrian struck and killed by a freight train in Lake Forest last week has been identified as a Chicago man returning from a company picnic, according to Metra.

Mark E. Worden, 59, was dropped off by a co-worker at the West Lake Forest Metra station Thursday night a little before 8 p.m. They worked at Siemens Industries and had been at a company picnic, according to Metra spokesperson Meg Reile. A Lake County News-Sun article says he worked at the Deerfield location.

The coworker said he last saw Worden sitting on a bench and the coworker was walking back to his vehicle when he heard a Canadian Pacific freight train come to a sudden stop, Reile said. The police arrived shortly after that.

According to the train’s conductor and engineer, Worden ran across the tracks from west to east suddenly and the train was unable to stop, Reile said.

Metra police are reviewing video from the train to determine why Worden ran across the tracks, according to an article in the Lake County News-Sun.

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