BOLWING GREEN, Ohio -- Police in an Ohio college town say a student who was resting off a night of drinking near train tracks is OK after being hit by a train.
Police in Bowling Green say the 19-year-old was lying down near the tracks early Friday when he heard a train whistle blow. They say he jumped up and tried to get out of the way but was grazed by the engine.
Police have charged Michael Irwin of Waterville with trespassing and underage consumption of alcohol.
He was treated at a Bowling Green hospital and released.
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