Train track driving ends in Rathdrum death

A 33-year-old Rathdrum man was killed on Sunday while trying to drive across BNSF Railroad tracks in Rathdrum. Henry John Parent Jr. died after his 1992 GMC was struck by a westbound train. The incident about 8:20 a.m. occurred near the intersection of state highways 41 and 53. Rathdrum Police Chief Kevin Fuhr said that Parent was accompanied by a friend in another vehicle, but that person was not hit.