Alabama teen’s car collides with freight train, shoved 120 feet down railroad tracks

Published 9:40 pm Monday, February 6, 2023

An Alabama teen was killed Sunday night when his vehicle collided with a freight train, police said.

Koby Wooten, 19, of Perdido, Alabama, died as a result of a vehicle being struck by a train, according to the Atmore Police Department.

Public Information Officer Sgt. Darrell McMann said in a release that at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 5, APD officers responded to the railroad crossing at the intersection of Martin Luther King and East Nashville Avenue in reference to a vehicle being struck by a train.

McMann said officers discovered a SUV (Honda Pilot) with severe damage approximately 120-feet from point of impact.

β€œThe driver, and only occupant of the vehicle, Koby Wooten, 19, of Perdido, was pronounced deceased at the scene.” McMann said the incident is under investigation.