Caryville woman identified as victim in last week’s fatal train incident

Happened a week ago just inside the Anderson County line

ROCKY TOP, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- It’s been a week tonight since deputies with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train not far from the Campbell County line. The site of the mishap was near the area of Mountain Side Lane at Ponderosa Lane just outside of Rocky Top, a ways back behind the Cracker Barrel.

Deputies arrived on scene around 10pm along with emergency medical personnel and confirmed that the pedestrian had died as a result of the incident. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Division responded to the scene to continue the investigation.

The person stuck by the train last Thursday has been identified as Candace N. Barnett, 33, a mother of four. Her last known address was Caryville.

The case is still under investigation. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-10/09/2025-6AM)