Owensboro man charged after his truck is hit by train

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A Daviess County man has been arrested after his truck was struck by a train.

The Owensboro Police Department responded to the Triad Drive railroad crossing (a few hundred feet from the Ohio River) late Monday night after 47-year-old Matthew Boarman, of Owensboro, parked his truck on the tracks. The truck was soon hit by a passing train, police said.

Boarman was not injured.

He was charged with DUI and lodged in the Daviess County Detention Center.

By Ken Howlett, News Director

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