How did Amanda Shoemaker die in Venture County?
Amanda Shoemaker was a 17-year-old Ventura, CA girl. She was struck and killed by an Amtrak passenger train on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Amanda Shoemaker has been indentified as the Ventura, CA girl killed by an Amtrak passenger train on Tuesday. According to reports, Shoemaker was walking with friends on the tracks when she was struck and killed. The conductor sounded the horn, but the teens did not hear the train’s whistle. Sources: www.zimbio.
From KEYT 3: “Simi Girl Victim Of Train Accident Ventura, CA– Authorities identified the the victim of train vs. pedestrian accident that happened Tuesday evening at Emma Wood State Beach near Ventura. According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, the 17-year-old Simi Valley girl was walking on the tracks with two male friends when the Amtrak passenger train struck her. Amanda Shoemaker and two friends were on tracks when the train rounded a bend and approached them from behind. Witnesses say the the three did not hear the train and when the conductor sounded his horn, only Shoemaker’s friends were able to get out of the way in time. Shoemaker was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is currently under investigation by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department and Amtrak officials. Story Created: Apr 29, 2009 at 12:07 PM PDT Story Updated: Apr 29, 2009 at 7:53 PM PDT” Sources: http://www.keyt.com/news/lo
Teen killed by train near Ventura identified From staff reports Originally published 08:04 a.m., April 28, 2009 Updated 05:45 p.m., April 29, 2009 The train’s horn sounded, but Amanda Shoemaker didn’t hear it in time. The college-bound Simi Valley High School senior was struck and killed by a train Tuesday near Emma Wood State Beach just north of Ventura. The site has accounted for a sixth of all Ventura County train-pedestrian fatalities over the past 11 years. And at least three of the other pedestrians killed there since 1998 also reportedly didn’t hear the trains coming until it was too late. Shoemaker, 17, of Simi Valley was walking on the tracks just south of the Pacific Coast Highway overpass about 5 p.m. Tuesday with her boyfriend and an 18-year-old friend when the fatal accident occurred, sheriff’s spokesman Capt. Ross Bonfiglio said Wednesday. The friends told authorities Shoemaker was taking video of them surfing, Bonfiglio said. Later, the group decided to walk up the track
According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, the 17-year-old Simi Valley girl was walking on the tracks with two male friends when the Amtrak passenger train struck her. Amanda Shoemaker and two friends were on tracks when the train rounded a bend and approached them from behind. Witnesses say the the three did not hear the train and when the conductor sounded his horn, only Shoemaker’s friends were able to get out of the way in time. Shoemaker was pronounced dead at the scene. Sources: http://www.keyt.com/news/local/44005807.
