Crime & Safety
Police: Two Wheaton Men Killed After CSX Train Strikes Them in Garrett Park
Police said they believe the two men's deaths were accidents.
By Patch Field Editor Whitney Teal
Two Wheaton men were found dead Wednesday night near the the Garrett Park MARC Station in Garrett Park, according to Montgomery County Police.
The men were identified as Elvin Rojas, 20, and Alejandro Uribe, 19.
Officers received a call at 11:10 p.m. that the men had been hit by an eastbound CSX train.
Their deaths are being investigated as accidents, police said.
Police said investigators think that the train's conductor spotted the two men on the tracks, which caused the conductor to apply the brakes and honk the horn several times.
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