Woman struck by train

A woman apparently lying across train tracks was hit and dragged 38 feet by an eastbound train on Bloomington’s southeast side Thursday afternoon, according to a press release from Chief Deputy Scott Mellinger of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department.\nCandace Goffinet, 36, of Bloomington, looked like she was “asleep” between the railroad tracks near Gifford Road, said Richard Morris, the engineer of the train for Indiana Rail Road Company.\nOfficers from the sheriff’s department were dispatched to the location between Gifford Road and Sierra Drive, south of Highland Village Park near Curry Pike and West Third Street.\nMorris said he noticed something on the tracks and applied the emergency breaks 300 feet from Goffinet. He said there was no movement from Goffinet before the collision. \nApart from the Morris, there were no other witnesses.\nAccording to the press release, Goffinet’s family didn’t know her whereabouts at the time of the accident. Neighbors said they had seen Goffinet walking along the railroad tracks in the past. \nGoffinet was transported by helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, according to the press release. Her condition was unavailable at press time.