Caddo deputies investigate pedestrian fatality on railroad tracks in south parish

Shreveport, LA – Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred on the evening of November 23 near the intersection of Preston Road and Keithville-Keatchie Road.

According to Sheriff Henry Whitehorn Sr., the incident occurred shortly after 7:00 p.m. when a Union Pacific train engineer and conductor spotted a person on the tracks.

Despite activating the train’s emergency systems, the crew was unable to stop in time, resulting in a fatal collision…

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