Train Drags Eric Lindsey, 57, of St. Joseph, Missouri, 6 Miles to His Death

On January 24, 2010 at approximately 11:30 pm, Eric Lindsey, a Union Pacific Train killed a 57-year old man from St. Joseph, Missouri, after dragging him 6 miles to his death. The train, composed of 58 cars, was parked in the railroad yard near Lake Street and Alabama Street in St. Joseph, Buchanan County Missouri, when it is believed the man climbed between two cars. As he was climbing over the couplings between the tanker cars, the train started moving and caused him to fall. The conductor and the engineer think he was somehow caught in the couplings between the cars.

Eric Lindsey was dragged for about 6 miles as the train moved along the tracks to their destination. An alarm finally sounded telling the conductor there was something wrong. The conductor stopped the train and the crew performed a walking inspection of the 58 cars, which disclosed the nature of the alarm. Lindsey was found between the 47^th and 48^th cars of the train. Eric Lindsey was pronounced dead at the scene.

Troop H of Missouri Highway Patrol interviewed the family of the victim and said it was not believed that Eric was trying to ride the train.
SOURCES:
Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report