Huffington Post reported police cited Horne's small frame coupled with the length of the train that rolled over her as the reason she survived, and not hurt.  The train was only two engines and one car according to the police department.

The Opelika Auburn News reported Horne was charged with public intoxication.

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Tracy Woodard from InTown Cares (left) and Lauren Hopper from Mercy Care organization work with residents at the Copperton Street encampment in August 2024. 
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