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Men killed in traffic crash with freight train ID’d

by The AV Times Staff • June 1, 2020

LANCASTER – The Los Angeles Couty Coroner’s Office has released the names of the two men who were killed Friday when their vehicle was struck by a freight train in the Lancaster area.

They were identified as Quartz Hill residents Brittan Nolte, 30, and Jeffrey Russ, 37, according to the coroner’s office.

The fatal collision happened around 5:12 a.m. Friday,  May 29, at the railroad crossing on Avenue I  east of Sierra Highway, according to a news release from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station.

The two men were traveling westbound on Avenue I in a mid-sized SUV when their vehicle collided with a Union Pacific Train that was traveling south on the railroad tracks at about 40 miles per hour, according to the news release.

“Both RR arms for westbound travel were in place, in the downed position, and functioning properly at the time of the collision,” the news release states.

Nolte and Russ were pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

“Video surveillance footage was located in the area and is currently being reviewed to provide us additional information into the fatal collision,” the sheriff’s news release states.

Anyone with information regarding this collision is encouraged to contact the traffic investigators at the Lancaster Sheriff ‘s Station at 661-948-8466.

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Filed Under: Crime/ Safety, Home, Lancaster

7 comments for "Men killed in traffic crash with freight train ID’d"

  1. Bob says

    June 2, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Suicide Mission ? This is bizarre. Who drives through down, lighted, crossing gates smack into a gazillion ton freight train?
    Not paying attention or distracted by a media device? Drugs? Alcohol?

    • family of deceased says

      July 11, 2020 at 6:46 pm

      Um actually they were going home to see their family. So maybe instead of leaving stupid comments on a situation you know absolutely nothing about you should just mind your own business.

  2. Freight Trained says

    June 1, 2020 at 11:08 pm

    It sounds as though they were not paying attention. Maybe intoxicated.

    • Jen says

      June 6, 2020 at 9:51 pm

      R.i.p jeff we will miss you very much.

      • Evan Leja says

        October 31, 2020 at 12:55 am

        rip jerrianna’s brother

        • Jerrianna Otwell says

          November 2, 2020 at 11:27 am

          thanks

    • family of deceased says

      July 11, 2020 at 6:47 pm

      well maybe you should get a life bud instead of leaving comments on an article about people you probably don’t even know.

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