Crime & Safety
Police Chief Confirms Suicide as Cause of Train vs. Car
Police and rescue were called to the scene of a train vs. car accident Tuesday afternoon in Franksville.
Mount Pleasant Police Chief Tim Zarzecki Tuesday confirmed that Ben Glaeser, 29, of Franksville committed suicide by driving his car into an oncoming Amtrak train.
"The car was traveling southbound in between the two tracks ... and the train tried to stop, tried to slow down ... unfortunately they still collided," he said.
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