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Monday, November 19, 2012

Friends' Hearts Still Ache After Tragic Train Accident in Fenton

Friends remember Fenton teenager Audrey Seigle as always having a smile on her face.

Four months have passed since a train struck and killed Fenton teenager Audrey Seigle in July and her friends continue to miss her "bubbly, cheerful and electrifying" personality. Claire Lang, 15, met Seigle in middle school at Charyl Stockwell Academy in Howell and formed a connection with her. The train incident devastated her. "I miss her unbelievably," Lang said. "She was unique and always happy. She lit up everyone's world." Constance Hargenrader, 17, met Seigle in fourth grade and had been friends with her ever since. She said losing her friend was "like losing a sister." "I always admired her because she never cared what people thought about her, and she was always happy about everything. She never let anything ruin her happy days…

Kimberly Beneke

11:01 am on Monday, November 19, 2012

Jason, if this article is about her friends remembering her & aching for her loss, you shouldn't have included pictures from the accident scene (you chose the one in particular with the stretcher??!), & I wouldn't think she would be referred to as "Seigle", rather than by "Audrey". Her friends & family didn't call her "Seigle", that's what she would be called in a police report. Very nice idea, …   more ›

Friday, July 13, 2012

Police Believe Train Crash to be Tragic Accident; Friend's Father Says Victim was Hearing Impaired

Friends place dflowers in the area of train crash that killed Fenton teenager Audrey Seigle Monday.

The train collision that killed a Fenton teenager appears to be a tragic accident, police said. “There is nothing that has led us to believe otherwise,” said Fenton Police Lt. Jason Slater. Fenton Police met with Canadian National Railway (CN) officials Thursday to review train surveillance. Slater said Audrey Seigle, 17 of Fenton, walked westbound on the tracks with her head down as the Canadian National Railway train approached from the east just west of the US 23 overpass Monday around 7 p.m. John Hargenrader said his daughters were friends with Seigle and said she was hearing impaired. Police have declined to confirm if she had hearing problems. Hargenrader and his 17-year-old daughter placed flowers where the train stopped near the US…

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Police Identify Teen That Was Struck, Killed by Train in Fenton

Audrey Seigle, 17, of Fenton, died Monday after being struck by a train west of the U.S. 23 overpass.

Police have identified the teenager that was struck and killed by a train in Fenton Monday evening. Fenton Police Lt. Jason Slater said Audrey Seigle, 17, of Fenton died after being hit by a train around 7 p.m. Monday on the train tracks west of the U.S. 23 overpass. Slater said the investigation of the incident is ongoing. “There are a lot of unanswered questions,” Slater said. He added that Fenton Police were meeting with Canadian National Railway (CN) officials Thursday to try and determine which way Seigle was walking and when and if she noticed the eastbound train, which was traveling from Gaines to Holly. CN officials are also trying to determine the speed of the train and how the brakes were applied in the incident, he said. Slater …

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stephanie pytlowanyj

8:36 am on Friday, July 13, 2012

Vera, didn't the family believe there was foul play involved in those deaths?   more ›

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