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Wheaton College freshman Tommy Offer dies after collision with freight train

Tomassino “Tommy” Offer, an 18-year-old freshman baseball player from Michigan, was struck by an eastbound freight train near downtown Wheaton on Sunday morning. The incident near Main and Front streets remains under investigation.

Wheaton College freshman Tommy Offer dies after collision with freight train
WHEATON, Ill. — Tomassino “Tommy” Offer, an 18-year-old freshman on Wheaton College’s baseball team, died Sunday after being struck by a freight train near Main and Front streets, authorities said. The collision happened at about 10:15 a.m. Witnesses said Offer had stopped at the tracks for a westbound freight train. After it passed through the intersection, he began crossing and was struck by an eastbound freight train, according to the account reported by authorities. The incident remains under investigation. Offer was from Michigan. Wheaton College baseball coach Matt Husted said the team was grieving with Offer’s family and friends. Husted added that the team found comfort in Offer’s faith. No further information was released.

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