Ramiro Ezequiel Gutierrez Death – The pedestrian who was fatally struck by a train in Merced on Sunday has been identified as Ramiro Ezequiel Gutierrez, a 41-year-old individual, according to Deputy Michael Domingue from the Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office.
The incident was reported by the operator of a freight train to the Merced police officers, who promptly responded to the scene at V Street and 15th Street around 9 a.m. Sadly, Gutierrez was pronounced dead at the location. The collision occurred as the freight train was traveling westbound on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Merced.
The circumstances surrounding why the pedestrian was on the tracks at that time remain unclear, and the Union Pacific railroad police are currently investigating the incident.