Homeless man killed on MARTA track identified

ATLANTA - A MARTA train struck and killed a homeless man Saturday who apparently was sleeping in a tunnel. <br> <br> The Arts Center transit station in midtown Atlanta was closed for about three hours after the 7 a.m. incident. Passengers were shuttled around the station on buses, MARTA spokeswoman Steen Miles said. <br> <br> The victim, Jerry Smith, 35, was from Bremen but had been living on Atlanta streets for about a year, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner&#39;s office. <br> <br> Authorities believe Smith was struck by an earlier train whose conductor did not see him. The operator of a second northbound train spotted the man about a quarter mile inside the tunnel. <br> <br> Police believe Smith worked as a day laborer, Miles said. Alcohol might have played a role in the accident, she said.

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