DEAD MAN ID'D; NO FAMILY FOUND.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - Coroner's officials say they remain unable to locate the family of a homeless man killed May 3 when he was struck by a freight train as he walked along a railroad track. Officials say they have been able to identify the man through fingerprints Impressions or reproductions of the distinctive pattern of lines and grooves on the skin of human fingertips. Fingerprints are reproduced by pressing a person's fingertips into ink and then onto a piece of paper. because of a minor arrest record and have sent out death notification A death notification is a letter delivered to the family of a solider or public service member who has died on duty. Usually, the Military of the United States withholds the name of a deceased member until the family has been notified. letters to the last known addresses of family members but have not received any contact. ``We're using all the resources we have available to try to locate someone, but we've had no luck,'' said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County coroner's spokesman David Campbell David Campbell may refer to:
The man was walking north along the railroad tracks near Avenue I and Sierra Highway Sierra Highway is a road in Southern California, United States. It runs from Tunnel Station near the north limit of the City of Los Angeles, where it intersects with San Fernando Road and Foothill Boulevard, as well as Interstate 5, and continues north to Mojave, mostly paralleling about 3:30 p.m. May 3 when the Union Pacific freight train came up behind him at 40 to 50 mph. The engineer blew the horn repeatedly, but the man continued walking as if he didn't notice. Coroner's officials said they could not release his name publicly until his family is notified or until they've exhausted all possibilities of finding them. If no one comes forward, coroner's officials say they may release the man's name in hopes someone who knows the family might see it. The man was white, born Feb. 23, 1957, stood 5 feet 8 inches and weighed about 210 pounds. He had long, coarse brown hair, a full beard A full beard is a type of downward flowing beard with either styled or integrated moustache; i.e. a full-grown, long beard. Unlike many other beard styles, a full beard makes use of nearly all of a male's facial hair. and mustache, and hazel eyes. Anyone with information on the man's family is asked to call the Lancaster sheriff's station at (661) 948-8466 or the Coroner's Office at (323) 343-0783. |
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