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Coverage dated October 13, 2026 to October 14, 2026

Wheaton College baseball player struck, killed by train

Headline from WGN Chicago

WHEATON, Ill. — A Wheaton College baseball player was struck and killed by a Metra train Sunday. Tomassino “Tommy” Offer, 18, of Michigan, died following an incident near the tracks of Metra's UP West Line at around 10:15 a.m. The tracks are located near Main Street and Front Street.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Teen college baseball player dies after being hit by train in Chicago suburb (opens NBC Chicago)

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    A suburban college baseball player was killed after being hit by a train over the weekend. Eighteen-year-old Tomassino “Tommy” Offer was walking Sunday morning on Main Street in Wheaton when Metra officials said he “stopped at the tracks for a westbound UP freight.

  2. WGN Chicago

    Wheaton College baseball player struck, killed by train (opens WGN Chicago)

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    WHEATON, Ill. — A Wheaton College baseball player was struck and killed by a Metra train Sunday. Tomassino “Tommy” Offer, 18, of Michigan, died following an incident near the tracks of Metra's UP West Line at around 10:15 a.m. The tracks are located near Main Street and Front Street.

  3. New York Post

    College baseball player dead at 18 after being struck by freight train (opens New York Post)

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    A Wheaton College baseball player was struck and killed by a train on Sunday. He was 18.