The Boulder County coroner has identified the man struck and killed by a train in Louisvile last weekend as Ian Perlmutter, the nephew of U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter.
The coroner’s office identified Perlmutter, 35, of Louisville, in a news release on Monday night, but has not yet ruled on the cause and manner of his death.
A spokeswoman with Ed Perlmutter’s office confirmed Tuesday that Ian Perlmutter is the son of the congressman’s brother. She said the matter is a private family issue and did not comment on the death.
Ed Perlmutter is a six-term Arvada Democrat representing Colorado’s 7th Congressional District.
Louisville police said engineers aboard a BNSF train traveling northbound through downtown Louisville just after 3 a.m. Saturday saw what first appeared to be debris in the tracks. As they drew closer, they realized it was a person.
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