Medical Examiners Release, 5/14 Train Pedestrian Collision

“FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SPOKANE COUNTY, May 17, 2016 – The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity and the cause and manner of death of the man who was found near the railroad track north of Sprague and Pine St. in Spokane, WA on May 14, 2016.

Name: Benjamin S. Oien

Age: 24

Cause of Death: Transection of body between chest and abdomen due to crushing force

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OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINER”