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Two pedestrians who had
been struck by a train in
Frisco had been doing drugs
before the crash threw them
into a brushy ravine, accord-
ing to an incident report
from the Frisco Police De-
partment.
The Oct. 19 incident oc-
curred on the tracks north
of Cobb Hill Drive and Re-
search Road, according to a
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According to the report, of the bridge embankment
Ingram also began trying to and advised that the victims
stop the train with emergen- were in a wooded area,
cy braking procedures, but “I could also hear the
he stated he struck the two sound of chainsaws being
pedestrians just north of the used by Frisco Fire person-
trestle. As a result, the two nel to clear trees out of the
were thrown into the ravine way,” Craig stated.
about 40 to 50 feet below.
In his report, the officer
“Ingram was visibly upset added that he heard from
over the incident,” the re- an unknown source while
port stated. in the patient area that the
Ingram told police the two victims had been using
previous statement from the €R 000 o,
th.. . train was 6,293 feet long and methamphetamines and
Frisco Police Department, northbound at around 30 engineer, told police he saw weighed 8,080 tons LSD
An incident report states mph when it encountered what he thought was two In the report Officer According to the report
one of the individuals lives two pedestrians who had large buzzards sitting on the Thomas Craig, a school re- both individuals had multi-
in Frisco and the other in been sitting on a train tres- trestle while the train had source officer at Memorial ple incapacitating injuries
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. ...tle that si 8 over ant er been traveling. It was com- High School, said he heard andwere transported to a
According to an incident Creek. The tram speed limit mon to see animals along about the incident, which hospital in Plano by Frisco
report from the department, for the area was 40 mph, ac- the tracks, he said, and he had taken place in an area Fire EMS.
a Burlington Northern Santa cording to the report. would normally alert them behind the school through The incident report does
Fe train had been traveling Shayne Ingram, the train with the train horn so that the radio. Craig stated not include any charges or
they would move. used his patrol vehicle to offenses. Sgt. Evan Mattei,
“Ingram stated he did shuttle Frisco Fire Depart- public information officer
use the train horn multiple ment personnel to the scene for the Frisco Police De-
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fact kids and they began to be able to get to the area in decision to not pursue crim-
stand up and start running order to provide help.
inal charges against the in-
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THE COLONY ROUNDUP
Election Day ii
Tuesday
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STAFF report SHRED DAY SET FOR NOV. 7
Tuesday is Election Day, and residents Residents wishing to conveniently dispose
must vote at their assigned precincts. of bulk documents may take advantage of
The precincts are as follows: a “Shred Day” scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon
2021, Cascades Conference Center, 5909 Nov. 7, in the parking lot of Hawaiian Falls
Stone Creek Drive; 2022, First Baptist Waterpark, 4400 Paige Road.
Church, 4800 S. Colony Boulevard; 2023, This opportunity is being scheduled in
Morningside Elementary School, 6350 Paige light of the shredding service being unavail-
Road; 2024, Owen Elementary School, 5640 able during the Fall Clean-Up on Oct. 17.
Squires Drive; 2025, The Colony Annex Residents who missed the clean up are en-
Building, 6804 Main St.; 2026, Ethridge couraged to take advantage of curbside bulk
Elementary School, 6001 Ethridge Drive; pickup, landfill passes, and the Household
and 2027, Prestwick STEM Academy, 3101 Hazardous Waste Program, which includes
Stonefield. collection of old electronics. There will also
Voting times are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. be another Clean-Up event in the Spring.
Among the items on the ballot are three For more information, call Environmental
places for The Colony City Council. In Place Services at 972-624-3130.
3, incumbent Brian Wade, who has been
on the council since 2014, will face Megan
Stoner and Robert Michelson.
In Place 4, incumbent David Terre, who
BIKE FRIENDLY
COMMUNITY SURVEY
The city of The Colony recently applied
has been on the council sine 2011, will face for Bike Friendly Community status from the
Christopher Song and Lauren Gunn. League of American Bicyclists.
Perry Schrag, incumbent in Place 5 who The League is seeking your input to gain a
has been on the council since 2002, will better understanding of local bicyclists’ ex-
face Arthel Martin and Rolando Reyes. periences in The Colony.
Only Place 6, which is held by Joel Marks, Residents are asked to fill out a survey at
will be uncontested. surveymonkey.com/r/BFC_Fall20.
ROLLING OAKS
v M EM O RIA L CENT E R
400 South Freeport Parkway
rollingoaksmemorialcenter.com
ga A A to get their money in different of similar scams. He said one
S1 A ways, such as demanding the example is a scammer pre-
& CEREEA resident give them financial tending to be from the Texas
From PAGE ONE information over the phone to Workforce Commission, seek-
avoid being arrested, driving ing personal information from
“Scammers are so sophis- to a location to drop off mon- people who may be unem-
ticated now,” Lee said. “They ey or purchasing a gift card, ployed and seeking benefits,
now have it to where it shows “People are taking advan- “Criminals are good at fig-
our number on their caller ID, tage of the pandemic,” Lee uring this stuff out,” Lee said,
and they think it’s real.' said. “People are vulnerable, “Citizens have to be very, very
Lee said so far police have and these are so advanced.” vigilant. If someone ever asks
not heard of any residents Lee said the scams aren’t for any information over the
in The Colony falling for the limited to the police depart- phone, don’t give it out. And if
scam. ment phone numbers. He it sounds too good to be true,
But he said scammers try said there have been reports it probably is.”
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