By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Lester S. Thomsen’s death on the railroad tracks in Centralia last week was accidental, according to the Lewis County Coroner’s Office.
Lester Stephen Thomsen
Chief Deputy Coroner Dawn Harris said an autopsy conducted yesterday showed the 65-year-old man died of internal injuries, secondary to blunt force trauma.
The Centralia man was struck by an Amtrak passenger train about 11:30 a.m. last Thursday, a few blocks north of the train depot.
The southbound train came up behind Thomsen who was walking on the tracks. Police said Thomsen looked over his shoulder and was moving toward the side of the tracks when he was hit.
The coroner’s office listed Thomsen as transient because that’s what police officers at the scene indicated, and his grown son didn’t object to the information, Harris said.
Friends and family said he was born in Centralia and most recently lived in the B Street neighborhood with roommates.
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For background, read “Friends, family puzzle over death on the train tracks,” from Saturday April 4, 2015, here
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Rest in peace sir.