By Staff reports
A CSX train struck a man Wednesday in Charleston, according to a news release from Charleston police.
Authorities arrived just after 2 p.m. at the 2300 block of Chesterfield Avenue and found William Elliott Woody, 65, lying beside the tracks on the gravel.
The train engineer noticed what appeared to be a person lying on the tracks, so he hit the brakes and sounded the horn, the release states. The engineer said Woody tried to move from the tracks, but was unsuccessful.
Authorities took Woody to Charleston Area Medical Center's General Hospital where he was being treated for his injuries late Wednesday.