THE MAN FOUND DEAD NEAR THE RAIL RUNNER TRACKS JUST SOUTH OF BERNALILLO SATURDAY NIGHT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED AFTER BEING HIT BY THE COMMUTER TRAIN. FIFTY-YEAR-OLD JOSEPH SANDOVAL'S BODY WAS SPOTTED AROUND 7:00 SATURDAY NIGHT BY AN ENGINEER.
BERNALILLO SHERIFF JULIAN GONZALES SAYS IT LOOKS AS IF THE RAIL RUNNER'S ANTI-TERRAIN DEVICE STRUCK SANDOVAL IN THE HEAD. STATE POLICE LATER CONFIRMED BLOOD AND HAIR WAS FOUND ON THE TRAIN.
THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS SANDOVAL WAS VISITING RELATIVES WHO SAY THE LAST TIME THEY SAW HIM WAS WHEN HE TOLD THEM HE WAS HEADED TO THE CASINO.
