Officials Continue Investigating Train Fatality in Van Zandt County

WILLS POINT — The investigation is continuing into the death of a Wills Point man who was hit by a train. He is Guy Richard Herring, 56, who was struck around 8:00 Monday night as he crossed the tracks in the 500 block of East North Commerce Street. Two persons with him had already crossed the tracks when the accident occurred. Investigators say some crew members told them Herring waved his hand and screamed something just before he was hit. He was said to have been carrying an unopened six-pack of beer at the time of the accident. His body has been sent to a Dallas lab for autopsy and toxicology report.