Third Train Death Shows Danger of Locomotives

Police say they can only speculate how 26-year-old Rockville resident William Donahoe ended up underneath a freight train in North Bethesda last week, making him the third since July found dead on train tracks in or around North Bethesda.

Investigations are made difficult by the nature of train strikes, where police say it can often be nearly impossible to identify the victims or how they came to be found along the tracks that run through the center of Montgomery County.

Cpl. Dan Friz, a spokesman with the Montgomery County Police Department, said Donahoe's death was no different. "Due to the severe damage to the victim's body detectives are having a hard time making determinations," he said.
Police identified Donahoe by a tattoo, said police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks. He said no foul play is suspected and detectives are uncertain about the events leading to his demise.

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