(La Porte, IN) - A young woman killed when her car was hit by a freight train in La Porte this morning has been identified. Kaylie Pacione, 19, of Union Mills, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash happened about 7 a.m. at the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing on Orchard Avenue near Soldier’s Memorial Park and Stone Lake.

The covered body was lying a short distance from the heavily damaged car along the rails while investigators were at the scene. 

Further details have not yet been released.