A Live Oak man was killed when a train struck his pickup truck at a rail crossing Tuesday night.

Bobby Joe Maulden, 36, was crossing the tracks at the intersection of Eva Avenue and US 90 at about 10 p.m. when the train struck him, according to the Live Oak Police Department. Maulden died at the scene, police reports said.

At the Eva Avenue crossing there are double tracks with a passing zone where CSX trains pull over to allow approaching trains to pass. A train was pulled over at the time of the crash. LOPD Chief Buddy Williams said it is speculated that Maulden saw the parked train and crossed the tracks not realizing a train was approaching from the other direction. The train struck Maulden at an estimated 33 m.p.h., just below the speed limit of 35 m.p.h.

Williams said the double crossing bars at the intersection appeared to be working.

Brian Hurst was a friend of Maulden’s. They played baseball for the Bulldogs during high school.

“He was a good guy and fun to be around,” Hurst said, “and he sure loved playing ball.”

Hurst said Maulden continued to play ball after high school. He was currently playing church league softball for Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

Williams played on the church league with Maulden. In fact, the two had played ball together the evening of the crash. Williams said Maulden had eaten at Pizza Hut with his family and was on his way home at the time of the crash. He was driving alone that night.

“He was a great guy, a great father and a good friend,” said Williams.

Maulden had a wife, Jenni, and a son, Kade. He owned a business which constructed steps for mobile homes.

The collision was investigated by LOPD Traffic Homicide Investigators Justin Bates, Steve Riggs and Kyle Kirby and by Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Kin Weaver.