CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) - Police have identified a Virginia woman who was killed when she was thrown from a vehicle stuck on railroad tracks in Maryland.
The Cumberland Times-News reports that 51-year-old Bernarda Bustamante of Alexandria, Virginia, died Saturday evening. Cumberland police say an investigation determined Bustamante’s vehicle misjudged a turn and got stuck on the tracks.
Several people attempted to free the vehicle, which gained traction and traveled backward. Bustamante was ejected and thrown onto the road.
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No foul play is suspected. Police say no criminal charges are expected.
Train traffic was stopped, with the intersection closed for more than an hour.
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Information from: Cumberland (Md.) Times-News, http://www.times-news.com/timesnew.html
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