Police identify man run over by MARTA train

By Christian Boone

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

MARTA officials have confirmed the identity of a man killed after being struck by a train at the Lindbergh station early Friday morning.

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John Spink, jspink@ajc.com MARTA personnel were on the tracks at Lindbergh station with Atlanta Fire Rescue standing by.

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Latef Kermit Smith, 24, was on the tracks when he was hit. Little is known about the victim, who had a California ID, MARTA spokeswoman Carla Hodgson said.

There were no passengers on the train at the time, said Joseph Dorsey, MARTA’s assistant police chief. The incident, which occurred around 4:30 a.m., remains under investigation.

The rail line was closed north of downtown for several hours, with MARTA supplying shuttle buses. Train service was restored shortly before 9 a.m. Friday.

It has been nearly two years since someone died after being hit by a MARTA train. A woman was killed the eastbound track between the East Lake and Decatur stations in February 2009.

-- Staff writer Mike Morris and staff photographer John Spink contributed to this article.