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Published: December 27, 2008
Updated: 12/28/2008 12:34 am
DOVER - A man who was sitting on the railroad track and drinking was struck and killed by a passing train Saturday night, authorities said.
The victim was identified as Antonio Francisco, 46. His address was listed as "at large."
Hillsborough County sheriff's spokeswoman Debbie Carter said Francisco was sitting on the CSX tracks with his uncle drinking near the intersection of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Sydney-Dover Road.
The train hit Francisco about 8:15 p.m., she said. The uncle was not injured.
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