Cyclist killed by Brightline train in Oakland Park, second fatality this month in city
At 2:18 Wednesday afternoon, a cyclist became the latest fatality involving a Brightline train.
Oakland Park resident Carter McDonald, 58, died on the scene.
Around the same time of day on Jan. 1, a Brightline train struck Andres Rodriguez-Oliva while he was on the trestle in Oakland Park near Cypress Creek Road and Dixie Highway.
Rodriguez-Oliva went into the water and became the 11th fatality involving a Brightline train since the trains started running in South Florida in 2017.
This story was originally published January 23, 2019 at 5:34 PM.
David J. Neal
Miami Herald