Richard Neal Killed, 2 Injured in Train Crash on Railroad Drive in El Paso

Richard Neal ID’d as Man Killed in El Paso Train Accident on Railroad Drive

El Paso, Texas (July 20, 2018) – The identity of the man who was killed Wednesday afternoon in a car crash with a train in El Paso has been disclosed.
The man was identified as 56-year-old Richard Glen Neal.
The accident was reported at about 12:15 p.m. July 18, near the 12000 block of Railroad Drive.
According to a news release, 42-year-old Eric Sean Morin was operating a Ford F350 on a private road adjacent to the Railroad Drive. Neal and Ronaldo Valdez, 58, were Morin’s passengers.
Morin tried to enter onto the Railroad and stopped the truck on the tracks because of a gate.
The Ford was then struck by a Union Pacific train.
Neal, was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected by the impact. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Morin and Valdez were wearing seatbelts and sustained non-life threatening injuries in the collision.
The crash remains under investigation.