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Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Yahoo
Woman killed by train while trying to save dog from New Hampshire tracks: Police
EXETER, N.H. (WJW) – A woman was killed while trying to save a dog from train tracks in New Hampshire earlier this week, law enforcement said. According to the Exeter Police Department, officers and emergency crews responded to a wooded area near Newfields Road in the town of Exeter on Monday afternoon. Train officials told police that there was a crash involving pedestrians. Through the investigation, police learned that two people were walking by the tracks and when an Amtrak train started approaching from around a corner, the dog, which was unleashed, ran onto the tracks. Climber fell about 3,000 feet from Mount McKinley; body recovered They both tried to rescue the dog but were struck by the train, Exeter police said. The woman, identified as 42-year-old Alicia Leonardi, died from her injuries. The other pedestrian, a man, suffered minor injuries in the accident, investigators said. The accident remains under investigation at this time. 'Our sincere condolences go out to the family and friends of Ms. Leonardi,' the police department wrote on Facebook. New video released as manhunt for dad accused of killing girls continues New Hampshire-based news station WMUR-TV spoke with the victim's mother, Cathleen Collis, who said, 'she loved that dog. That dog was everything to her.' According to People and other news outlets, the dog, named Jackson, wasn't injured in the crash. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Woman struck and killed by Amtrak train in N.H. while trying to get dog off the tracks
A woman was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in New Hampshire Monday afternoon while trying to get an unleashed dog off the train tracks, according to police. Plaistow resident Alicia Leonardi, 42, was killed in a train crash in Exeter around 3:20 p.m., Exeter police said in a Facebook post. The preliminary investigation suggests that Leonardi and a male friend were walking a dog along the tracks when the train approached quickly from around a corner to their rear, police said. The unleashed dog ran onto the tracks at the sound of the train's horn, and both Leonardi and her friend tried to get it off the tracks. Both people were hit by the train while trying to rescue the dog, police said. Leonardi's injuries were fatal, while the man's injuries were minor. Exeter police are investigating the crash with the help of Amtrak police and others, the department said. Amtrak did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the crash Tuesday afternoon. No further information has been released. Musk trashes Trump's 'big beautiful bill': A 'disgusting abomination' Take a look inside Amazon's new fulfillment center in Charlton (Photos) Donkey skin as tick repellent? Mass. researchers say it could be more effective than DEET Death of woman whose body was found near Boston greenway trail under investigation Mass. sanctuary cities ask court to block Trump from defunding them while lawsuit proceeds Read the original article on MassLive.
The Star
13-05-2025
- Business
- The Star
Bracing for a cheese clash
Leonardi at Igor's production facility in Cameri, Italy, outside of Milan. — Matteo de Mayda/The New York Times ITALIAN food producers have long fretted over competition from American brands that are made to look, and sound, as if they are from Italy. Some carry Italian flags and Tuscan-looking landscapes on their labels; others have (sometimes made-up) Italian-sounding names.
