Timothy J. Duvall, 33, of Leitchfield, died in a crash along State Quarry Road on July 13, 2022, after a train crashed into his dump truck.
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BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News
PARK CITY — A Grayson County man is believed to have been counting money moments before he died in a crash with a train along State Quarry Road in July, according to new information released by Kentucky State Police.
Timothy J. Duvall, 33, of Leitchfield, was killed July 13 after he crossed a railroad track in a 2014 Mack Dump Truck and collided with a CSX freight train. He was a self-employed trucker, according to insurance documents.
An autopsy report lists Duvall’s cause of death as “multiple blunt force injuries.”
Barren-Metcalfe EMS and Park City Fire were called to the scene at 454 State Quarry Road at 2:21 p.m. that day, according to a CAD report. Witnesses reported the dump truck was on fire, and the occupant was still inside. It was later determined he was ejected during the collision.
Anthony House of Annville was identified as the conductor of the train. He said a horn was sounded “several times prior to reaching the railroad crossing” and an attempt to brake was made.
The train did not stop in time and crashed into the driver’s side of the truck while traveling nearly 41 mph, according to a state police collision report.
Dawn Crabtree was sitting inside Park City Stone’s office when she witnessed the crash. She told police Duvall had just left the quarry with a load of rock. He never stopped for the train.
“I could not see the wheels or his road, but I could see that he was still rolling,” she said. “I could hear the train coming and the horn going. ‘Please, God. Stop rolling. Stop moving.’ Then he got hit.”
The crash caused the truck to overturn, and a fire ensued.
Police spoke with Duvall’s father-in-law on July 15, and he said, “whenever Timothy would purchase rock at the Quarry, he would always pay in cash.” A state police report said Duvall’s wallet was found on the front of the train engine and cash was found along the stretch of the railroad tracks.
“This could indicate that Timothy may have been organizing his money in his wallet when the collision occurred,” according to a state police narrative.
Attorneys from Bolus Law in Louisville are representing Duvall’s wife, Emily, and other family, to investigate the crash. WCLU News confirmed Wednesday with Bolus lawyers no action has been taken to litigate, however.