Witnesses say the car came to a stop in the middle of the tracks at Mulberry and Howard streets and as the approaching light rail train sounded its horn, the car never moved.
LIGHT RAIL TRAINS IN BALTIMORELAST WEEK, TONIGHT, WELEARNING MORE ABOUT THE WOMWHO DIED IN THE CRASH.
WMAR 2NEWSTORY.6:47“Baltimore City Policehave identified the victim as27-year- old Ashley KierraKing and a neighbor tells usthat she spent most of herworking days caring for peoplin need” (TRACK) WITNESSESSAY THE CAR CAME TO A STOP INTHE MIDDLE OF THE TRACKS ATMULBERRY AND HOWARD STREETSAND AS THE APPROACHING LIGHTRAIL TRAIN APPROACHED, ITSOUNDED IT HORN, BUT THE CARNEVER MOVED.
POLICE SAY ASHLEYKING DIED AS THE CAR BECAMEWEDGED BETWEEN TWO TRAINSTRAVELING IN OPPOSITEDIRECTIONS.
(SOT)---JeyClark/Victi“Aneighbor of mine said it wasthe last time they seen thempull off that morning, and Ijust ca(TRACK) FOUR DAYS AFTER THECRASH, KINGNEIGHBOR, JEY CLARK LEARNEDHER DEATH WHEN WE SHOWED UPOUTSIDE HER HOME IN WASHINGTVILLAGE.
(SOT) :10“One of thebest neighbors I ever had.
Ijust devastated by the loss.II heard about the accident,and I just cawas her” (TRACK) MARYLANDDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONINSPECTORS RETURNED TO THEINTERSECTION WHERE THEACCIDENT OCCURRED TO CHECK ONTHE SYNCHRINIZATION OF TRAFFICLIGHTS, BUT THE INVESTIGATIONINTO THE ACCIDENT IS ONGOING.A 30-YEAR- OLD MAN AND ASEVEN-YEAR-OLD CHILD SURVIVEDTHE CRASH, BUT ITKING, THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR THATJEY CLARK SAYS ALWAYS SHAREDKIND WORD WHOSE DEATH HBROUGHT THE TRAGEDY CLOSE TOHOME.
(SOT) :29“Very nicepeople.
All she ever did waswork.
She worked hard all thetime to support her family andthis is devastating” (HAGST-UP) 7:05“WeKing worked with women facingaddiction issues and shehelped run recovery housesthroughout the city.
Reportingin Downtown Baltimore, JeffHager, WMAR 2 News”A LOT OF US ARE HOME MORENOWDAYS.... AND THAT MEA
A woman is dead and a child and man are injured after their car collided with two MTA Maryland Light Rail trains in downtown..
