Merced County Coroner identifies woman struck, killed by train on July 4 in Atwater
The Merced County Sheriff Coroner’s Office has identified a pedestrian struck and killed by a train near Highway 99 in Atwater on July 4, as Joann Salcido, 31, of Salinas, according to Deputy Daryl Allen.
According to authorities, Salcido’s body was found shortly before 5 a.m. in the 900 block of Atwater Boulevard, in an industrial area with the train tracks running parallel to the highway.
The Atwater Police Department is investigating the collision.