Tine’s body came to rest down an embankment along the tracks, the report states. Webb was taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital for treatment. Webb was holding his right hand that was struck by the train, according to the report. A few seconds later, the witness told investigators that he heard a man screaming and saw Webb run down a wooded embankment along the tracks and sit near the northbound travel lane on Old Colony Road. In the area where the incident occurred, there is ongoing construction to make way for double tracking as part of a new commuter line from New Haven to Springfield.Ī witness, who lives north of Oak Street, told police he heard the train horn followed by the collision, the report notes. Webb told investigators he was not aware that the railway was functional and trains were traveling on the section of the line where he was walking with Tine. Tine was walking to the right of Webb, according to the report. They were walking north on the west side of the tracks. Tine died instantly of blunt trauma injuries, while Webb was hospitalized with a severe hand and arm injury.Īmtrak, which owns the land and rail line, closed its investigation, a company spokeswoman said this week.Īccording to a report released Friday by Wallingford police, Webb told investigators that he and Tine had come from Marshall’s clothing store on South Broad Street. on April 19 when she was hit by a passenger train heading north to Springfield, Massachusetts. Tine, 24, of Meriden, was walking on the tracks with Robert Webb, 29, also of Meriden, at about 8 p.m. WALLINGFORD - A month after Brittanney Tine was struck and killed by a train near Old Colony Road, her family is still searching for answers.
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