Police: Body Found Near Amtrak Station

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by Joe Gullo

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. - Hartford Police say a body was found near the White River Junction Amtrak station. The body was laying on the railroad tracks about 100 yards from the station.

The victim 52-year-old Scott Smith was discovered by a slow moving northbound train operated by New England Central Railroad. Police say another unidentified train may have came into contact with Smith without realizing it.

Smith was given a verbal trespass warning on September 25 for going on railroad property. Police say on September 27, they issued a criminal citation after being found on railroad property again.

Anyone who came into contact with Smith within 24 hours of his death is asked to contact the Hartford Police Department at (802)-295-9425.

Police are reminding the public that railroad property is privately owned and entering without authorization is extremely dangerous and constitutes as a crime of unlawful trespass.