22-Year-Old Journalist Killed in Freak Train Accident

A promising young television journalist, Grace Bentkowski, 22, was tragically killed in a train accident at the Hegewisch South Shore station in Chicago. Bentkowski, a recent hire at NewsNation as a creative producer, was crossing the tracks with other commuters when a departing train struck her on July 25. The incident has led her grieving parents to call for improved rail safety measures at the busy transit hub. Bentkowski’s father, Phil, recounted the horrifying incident, …

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