Woman hit, killed by train in Hall County

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Hall County sheriff's deputies say a pedestrian lost her life late Monday night, April 15, when she was hit by a train on Dorsey Street near Industrial Boulevard.

Sheriff's investigators have notified the family of the victim, identified as Krystle May Holgate, 35, of Dawsonville.

According to the initial investigation, Holgate was walking on the railroad tracks as a Norfolk Southern train approached at approximately 11:40 p.m. The conductor sounded the train’s horn, but Holgate did not move from the tracks and was hit. She was dead at the scene.

"While the body is being sent for an autopsy, investigators do not suspect foul play in the case," says Hall County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Derreck Booth.

Deputies closed Dorsey Street between Industrial and Aviation Boulevards for approximately two hours early Tuesday morning, April 16, for the investigation.