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Clearfield police have declared as a suicide the death of a woman struck early Wedneday morning by a FrontRunner commuter train.

Clearfield Assistant Police Chief Mike Stenquist declined to release other details of his department's investigation, other than to say the death was intentional, and involved a 37-year-old Clearfield woman.

The woman, clad in pajamas, was struck and killed while on the tracks near Clearfield's Freeport Center and Antelope Drive about 5 a.m. Wednesday.

The train's operator — southbound, near the Freeport Center and Antelope Drive — reported initially seeing what he thought was debris on the tracks. Then, right before impact, the pajama-clad woman sat up. The train, traveling about 35 mph, could not stop in time to avoid striking her, police said.

UTA instituted a "bus bridge" to shuttle FrontRunner passengers between Clearfield and Layton until the tracks were cleared.

FrontRunner passengers experienced delays of up to 25 minutes, though more than 100 passengers on the train were delayed for about two hours on-board due to the investigation.

The scene was cleared and normal rail traffic resumed as of 9 a.m.

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