Grundy County Coroner identifies man struck by train in Coal City

Scott T. Marizza, 40, Coal City, was struck by a train at around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan announced Wednesday.

The train was traveling north when it hit Marizza on the tracks north of Illinois Route 113. The engineer noticed Marizza on the tracks and applied the emergency brake and the horn, though it still struck him, according to the release.

Marizza was pronounced dead at 3:45 a.m., and a news release from Callahan’s office said it’s unclear why he was on the tracks.

The Grundy County Coroner’s Office and the Coal City Police Department are investigating the incident further. Coal City Fire Department and EMS assisted on the scene.