On Sunday, January 31, 2016, at approximately 2:54 a.m., the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Communications Center received a call from Union Pacific Railway, of an incident involving a pedestrian and their train, in an area just east of the Cherry Street railroad crossing in Morrison, IL. A Union Pacific Railway train was traveling eastbound on the north set of tracks and struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by Whiteside County Coroner Joe McDonald.
The pedestrian has been identified as Anna C. Stockham, age 28 of Morrison.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Morrison Police Department at 815-772-7659.
Agencies that responded and assisted the Morrison Police with this incident were the Morrison Fire Department, Morrison Community Hospital Emergency Medical Services, Whiteside County Coroner, and the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office.
No other information is being released. This incident remains under investigation by the Morrison Police Department and Whiteside County Coroner.