Minot Man Hit By Train, Wanted By Police

Minot Police are looking for a man who walked away from a hospital after being hit by a train. P...  More »

Minot Police are looking for a man who walked away from a hospital after being hit by a train. Police say they are still looking for 39-year old David Schaeffer who is also wanted for outstanding warrants for failure to pay fines and failure to appear in court. Officer Stephen Kenny says Schaeffer was sitting on the railroad tracks Friday night when a Canadian Pacific train approached. The engineer told Kenny that he blew the train's whistle and applied the emergency brakes, but Schaeffer never moved. Kenny says the train's cattle guard struck Schaeffer, throwing him off to the side of the tracks. He was taken to Minot's Trinity Hospital and treated for a head injury, then walked away before police could return.  « Less