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Teen killed by freight train near North Bonneville may have been distracted

Police say 16-year-old girl’s electronic device and headphones likely prevented her from hearing train

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SKAMANIA COUNTY — Police say a teen girl struck and killed by a freight train a few miles east of North Bonneville in Skamania County on Sunday may have been distracted by her electronic device and headphones.

Skamania County deputies and Skamania County EMS responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train around noon Sunday, near milepost 40 on state Route 14, between the towns of North Bonneville and Stevenson.

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