Woman says she was ‘grazed’ by train near Woodlawn Avenue Monday night
October 7, 2019
Several units from the Zanesville Police Department, Zanesville Fire Department and Genesis Community Ambulance were called to the railroad tracks along Woodlawn Avenue Monday night for a report of woman hit by a train.
When they arrived shortly before 7:30 p.m., emergency responders spoke with a woman who said she was “grazed” by a train while walking the tracks, according to Assistant Fire Chief John Rodman.
She was placed in an ambulance to be checked out medically but was in stable condition with no apparent serious injuries.
“We did not notice any obvious signs of trauma,” said Rodman.
The woman was taken to Genesis Hospital out of precaution.
Recently, an affidavit was filed locally making it a crime to trespass on railroad property after the railroad company voiced concerns about people wandering the tracks near homeless encampments.
Anyone caught on the tracks or the surrounding railroad property can be arrested and charged with a misdemeanor.
Connie • Oct 12, 2019 at 8:41 am
So Tim, may I ask YOUR solution? Not all of the homeless are druggies ya know.
So what is the solution? I have no idea…other than what organizations are doing now.
Lori wyer • Oct 8, 2019 at 11:51 pm
Wow. What country do you run Tim? You sound like an idiot. Do you think the people you call bums, want to be dirty, homeless or hungry? Sounds like you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth and now live of daddy or pappals sweat. Get a real outlook on sh*t before you judge.
Susan • Oct 8, 2019 at 9:11 pm
@Tim. You are a sad individual! I am almost certain that no one in your family has ever struggled in life. Have you ever asked for assistance and been denied? Probably not because you were probably fed with a silver spoon in your mouth, huh? The problem with this community is that so many people with money or advantages complain but do not ever attempt to assist and i am not talking funding. I am talking solid helping, using your hands instead of your mouth. You should try it sometime. Some of these homeless people are great people that struggled and fell off and just have people like you bashing them instead of helping out.
Tim • Oct 7, 2019 at 10:13 pm
Probably another bum in the putnam area Continuing to waste tax payers money. The city does nothing to clean this mess up and everyone wants to keep giving free handouts. The problem is only going to get worse! The only way this area will be cleaned up is if the bum problem is fixed first. Bottom line!
Richard Greiner • Oct 7, 2019 at 8:47 pm
When I was a kid back in the 70’s we used to walk the tracks in that area all the time . There used to be a path that led from the tracks to the top of the hill behind the Manner . Different times .