AZ AZ - Tucson, HispMale #UP5586, 16-21, “Lulana” tattoo, “Jose David” written on shoe, hit by train while sleeping, Feb ‘06

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) POSTMORTEM AT LINK WARNING! Slightly graphic.
I’m not able to find a thread for this guy but if there is I appreciate y’all merging the threads.

On February 19, 2006, a male was struck by a train while he was sleeping on the tracks.

The deceased is described as a Hispanic male in his late teens or early twenties. The male had black hair and brown eyes. He stood 6’0” (183 cm) and weighed 127 pounds (58 kg).

The male’s left arm was contracted at the elbow due to a large scar running from his upper arm down to his mid forearm. He had a tattoo on his right arm that read “Lulana”.
He had some rectangular scars on his right thigh and some scars on the front and side of the left side of his chest.

The male was wearing a blue button down shirt with a black and yellow design across the chest, brand “No Boundaries” size XXL.
He was wearing dark blue denim pants, brand “Nautica” size 34x34. He had on a purple nylon jacket with a green and blue striped interior, brand “Gear for Sports”, size M. He had on size M blue plaid boxer shorts, brand “Credos Men”, a beige baseball cap with a blue rim and “METCON” on the front, and a tan belt with a “J” on the buckle.

The male had on white Reebok sneakers with black stripes in a size 12. On the right shoe in blue ink was the name “Jose David”. He wore white socks with a gray ankle and USA written on the ankle.

He had on a multicolored cloth woven bracelet.

Reading his description of how he died makes me think he was probably a homeless man or a transient. I feel like he wrote his own name on the shoe, probably in hopes of in case anything happens to him he can be identified. Sadly, 17 years after he died he still remains nameless and is only known by the name John Doe. Also, he was 6 feet tall and 127 pounds. Poor guy must’ve been starving! Perhaps he was a recent arrival to the US. Maybe “Lulana” was a girlfriend or a female friend or family member. Clearly whoever Lulana was, she meant a lot to this guy.

This is so sad.
 

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Sad indeed! I wonder why he chose to sleep on the tracks? Surely he must've realised how dangerous it was.
Not sure. I do think he was a transient, homeless man, or an immigrant just looking for a better life. He obviously cared about someone and had people who cared about him! Someone is looking for their friend, son, uncle, nephew, brother… someone misses this guy! 8 billion people in the world. There has to be someone missing him.

As for him sleeping on the tracks, maybe he was thinking, “oh, it’s nighttime, I’m really tired, surely the train’s not going to come at night, right?” And of course as I mentioned he was a late teen or early 20s guy, surely at that age he would know the dangers. Maybe he was sleeping BY the tracks and he rolled over in his sleep onto the tracks? Odd death. Super sad too. Makes you wonder what his situation was.
 

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Its not uncommon for drunk individuals to fall on the train tracks and become unconscious either from banging their head or the alcohol.
True that, but was alcohol found in his system?
 

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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON
The decedent was apparently sleeping on the east side of the railroad tracks at 8800 South Old Nogales Highway when he was struck by a train.

Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Struck by train

Dentals: Available Fingerprints: Available DNA: Available

Clothing: Blue, collared button-down No Boundaries shirt, black and yellow design across the chest, size 2XL (see images); dark Nautica denim pants, size 34x34 (see images); purple Gear for Sports nylon jacket, green and blue stripped fleece interior, size Medium (see images); blue plaid Credos Men boxers, size Medium; beige baseball cap, blue rim, "METCON" on front (see images); tan belt, white metal buckle with a "J" design (see images); white Reebok shoes, black stripes, size 12, "Jose David" written in blue ink on side of right shoe (see images); *advertiser censored* socks, grey stripe on ankle with "USA" in black. (see images) Jewelry: Multi-colored cloth woven bracelet (see images) Additional Personal Items: Unknown

The Doe Network Case Number: 1294UMAZ
 

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Doesn’t say anything about alcohol in his system.
Doesn't mean it wasn't there, or other drugs. Person could have also been suicidal as well. If someone is on the tracks and they aren't moving there's an issue, and trains don't sneak up on people.
 
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