SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities investigating a fatal pedestrian accident have identified the victim as 47-year-old Chad States of Topeka, according to Shawnee County Deputy Abigail Christian.
Just before 12:30a.m. Tuesday, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center received a call that a train had struck a pedestrian near NW 13th Street and NW Valencia Road. The Dover Township Fire Department and American Medical Response responded to the call and the States was pronounced deceased at the scene
The accident remains under investigation, according to Christian.