Pedestrian struck by light rail train in St. Paul charged in woman's death, RCAO says
UPDATE: Police have identified the victim, who is now charged with murder. What follows is a modified version of the original story.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A pedestrian was hit by a light rail train late Friday morning in St. Paul.
Metro Transit police say the collision, involving an eastbound METRO Green Line train, happened at about 11:15 a.m. while it was entering the Western Avenue Station.
The injured pedestrian was taken to an area hospital, where he remains as of Tuesday.
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The Ramsey County Attorney's Office announced Tuesday that the victim, 54-year-old Kelvin Perry, walked in front of the train after he allegedly strangled a woman to death. He now faces a second-degree murder charge.
This was the fifth light rail-related collision this year, including two that resulted in fatalities.
In late May, a fight between two men at the Warehouse District/Hennepin Avenue Station in downtown Minneapolis turned deadly when one of them fell on the tracks in front of a moving train.
In March, a car traveling through a yellow light on South Fifth Street and Portland Avenue in downtown was struck simultaneously by eastbound and westbound trains. Two people were injured, one of them critically.