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Man killed in train accident Friday morning

WATERMAN – A man was killed Friday morning after his truck was struck by a freight train at the intersection of Route 30 and Crego Road east of Waterman.



Dale Grometer, 59, of Waterman was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:01 a.m.



DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott said Grometer’s 2005 Chevrolet pick-up truck was parked on the train tracks that run parallel to Route 30.

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