HAMILTON: East Windsor teen struck and killed by New Jersey Transit train

By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
HAMILTON — An 18-year-old senior at Notre Dame High School in Lawrence Township was killed Sunday night when he was struck by a train that was en route from one maintenance yard to another, according to a New Jersey Transit spokeswoman.
Jacob St. Phard, 18, of East Windsor Township, was struck by the train just west of the Hamilton Township train station at 8:20 p.m., the spokeswoman said. The train was traveling west from the Meadows maintenance complex facility in Kearny to the Morrisville maintenance yard in Pennsylvania.
There were no passengers on the train and none of the three crew members were injured.
Monday morning, Notre Dame High School announced on its web page that a Mass would be held at 1 p.m. “to pray for God’s love and support for the family and our community in this difficult time.” The campus ministers, chaplain, guidance counselors and faculty are caring for the students, the school said.