Train death ruled accidental

Thursday’s death of a homeless man who was struck by an Amtrak passenger train has been ruled an accident, Yolo County coroner’s officials said Friday.

“There’s no indication of suicidal ideations,” Chief Deputy Coroner Robert LaBrash said of the victim, 54-year-old Danny Gene Ferguson.

Ferguson, who would have turned 55 on Friday, died of multiple blunt-impact trauma injuries, LaBrash said.

A witness reported seeing Ferguson running alongside the westbound Capitol Corridor train shortly before he was hit at about 9:30 a.m. near the downtown Amtrak station. No other injuries were reported.

Mayor Joe Krovoza said following the incident that the city will redouble its efforts to secure a safe, affordable, at-grade crossing of the tracks.

The City Council has approved an official filing with the California Public Utilities Commission for an at-grade crossing, he said, and after a 30-day waiting period is met, the formal application will be filed with the commission in mid-July.

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