Man killed by train in Athens

By Joe Johnson

A 34-year-old homeless man was killed by a train on the evening of November 6th in the area of the Athens Perimeter exit ramp at Prince Avenue.

The victim was beneath the train when police arrived, and an officer was able to use a fingerprint scanner that identified him as Cody Shane McCollum.

The couple coroner took possession of the body and and autopsy is going to be conducted at the state medical examiner’s office.