Overview
- An elderly woman with dementia was reported missing from her Hartwell Street home around 10 a.m. Thursday, Dearborn police said.
- Less than an hour later, emergency dispatchers received reports that a woman had been struck by a passenger train near Miller Road and Southern Avenue, about a mile from the residence.
- Officers found the woman on the railroad tracks and she was pronounced dead at the scene, with police later confirming she was the person reported missing.
- Local reports indicated the train involved was an Amtrak passenger service, but authorities say formal details about the train operator and the sequence of events remain under investigation.
- Dearborn police extended condolences, asked for privacy for the family, and said investigators are continuing a probe that highlights the risks of dementia-related wandering near road and rail corridors.