Wednesday, September 17, 2003

By Jonathan D. Silver, Post-Gazette Staff Writer

A train struck and killed a man early this morning on the South Side while he apparently was writing graffiti under the Birmingham Bridge, according to the Allegheny County coroner's office.

Evan Walters, 24, of Perrysville Avenue on the North Side, was hit by the train at 1:41 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene 11 minutes later.

Police were not immediately available for comment.