The man was identified to the Lake County Coroner's Office as Jesus Castrejon. An autopsy determined he died from blunt force injuries from the crash.
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Castrejon was driving a dump truck on a private road in Hainesville when it was struck by the Metra train around 7 a.m.
The crash cause the Metra train to partially derail. A passenger onboard the train suffered injuries that are not considered life threatening.
The road is gravel, and leads to a shooting range. Authorities said a gravel truck was traversing that road apparently on the way to the shooting range when it stopped on the tracks.
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The private road has no lights or gate. Since the road is on private property, Metra said by law, no lights nor gates are required. This crossing has only a warning signs.
According to data acquired by the ABC7 I-Team, in 2021 there were 124 collisions between trains and vehicles at crossings, 19 at private crossings or a little more than 15% of collisions.