Edhat Staff
Update by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
August 2, 2023
The Coroner’s Bureau is releasing the ID of the pedestrian who was struck by a train near Modoc and Hollister on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at approximately 4:43 p.m.
The decedent is 56-year-old William George Carmichael of Santa Barbara.
Edhat readers report a pedestrian was struck and killed by a passing train near Hollister and Modoc.
August 1, 2023
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Bob on the Scanner: Hearing a train vs pedestrian around 4:45p (Tues) near the crossing at Hollister and Modoc. Appears to be fatal. County Fire Responding
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JB86: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by train. This afternoon, around 3:45, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a train near Modoc Road. Didn’t catch all the scanner traffic, so this is all I have.
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Edhat Reader: Train drags a pedestrian. Amtrack backing up to remove body .. goleta area… fairview? adding to freway tie up in same area
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Edhat Reader: What’s up with Amtrak? Sounded like the train was stopped on the tracks just blowing it’s horn for a very, very long time this afternoon.
We’re near the location and could hear the train blowing it’s horn repeatedly, off and on for close to 5 mins. or more. We figured it was someone on the tracks, but it seems odd that the train appeared (sounded) to be stopped and blowing it’s horn from a fixed position.
Oh no, how tragic! I was driving past the Modoc bridge on the 101 while the train was stopped on it. My kid and I were wondering why it was stopped and honking. That is so sad. Condolences to the friends and family.