The incident happened last Friday evening, but now the Grandview Police Department has taken over the investigation.
Domestic Violence Suspect Hit by Train, Killed
Around 5:20 PM August 7th Zillah Police were called to a location in town about a Domestic Violence incident, and learned before they arrived, the suspect fled in the victim’s vehicle.
Just under 2 hours later, the suspect was located, seen driving the woman’s vehicle in Toppenish. Officers gave pursuit, but he refused to stop and left town. The chase continued on Track Road north toward Wapato.
Then What Happened?
The suspect, who continued to ignore the pursuit behind him, ignored efforts to make him stop, then turned westbound onto McDonald Road off of Track Road, and as he gunned the car across the railroad tracks, he was hit by an eastbound Burlington Northern train, which was moving at brisk speed.
This is the area of the collision.
Authorities say the man died at the scene, the WSP assisted in the initial investigation, Grandview Police will continue the efforts. No other information, including the suspect’s name, have been released.
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