Last Updated on January 11, 2023 by CCAR Staff
RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> Coroner officials released the name of the elderly woman killed Tuesday following a crash between the car she was in and an oncoming Metrolink train.
Yolanda Maritano, 88 of Rancho Cucamonga, was pronounced dead shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Coroner news release.
The crash was first reported around noon on the tracks near Vineyard Avenue and Eighth Street, resulting in Eighth Street being shut down between Hellman and Vineyard avenues for hours, according to sheriff’s reports.
It’s unclear if the vehicle was trying to beat the train when the collision took place.
At the time of the crash, there were 75 passengers on the train, which was traveling eastbound to San Bernardino, said Scott Johnson with Metrolink.
Johnson said that at the time of the crash, the crossing arms were down and the lights and alarms were working properly.
