A 23-year-old pedestrian suspected of being under the influence of alcohol was struck by a train in Carlsbad overnight, officials confirmed.
According to the sheriff’s department, the intoxicated man was hit by a southbound train at around 12:05 a.m. near Carlsbad Village Drive.
Investigators say the man ignored the flashing crossing lights and crossing arms near the train tracks and attempted to cross as a train was traveling towards him.
When deputies from the San Diego Sheriff’s Rail Enforcement Unit arrived, they found the impact from the train had thrown the man about 20 feet away from the track, but he had survived the collision.
He sustained scrapes and bruises and was taken to Scripps La Jolla Hospital.
There were some passengers on the train at the time of the collision. No one else was injured.
