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ID Released For 26-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
Editor's note: The MTA Police updated the age of the man killed to 48 on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being hit by an MTA train. The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 in Westchester County at the Metro-North station in Rye and involved a Grand Central-bound express train, according to MTA Deputy Communications Director Aaron Donovan. The New Haven Line train was taken out of service for a police investigation and its passengers were able to continue their travels within 20 minutes by transferring to a local train, D…
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Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
A person was killed after being hit by an MTA train. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Westchester The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 in Westchester County at the Metro-North station in Rye and involved a Grand Central-bound express train, according to MTA Deputy Communications Director Aaron Donovan. The New Haven Line train was taken out of service for a police investigation and its passengers were able to continue their travels within 20 minutes by transferring to a local train, Donovan said. The id…
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Social Media Trend Honors New Canaan High Student Killed By Train; Memorial Planned
A Connecticut town is going "sticks out" for Elliott Kropf, a high school senior who died unexpectedly over the weekend. His family has set a funeral and memorial service for him next week. A Fairfield County resident, 16-year-old Elliott's life hinged on hockey. He was a star forward for the New Canaan High School Rams in the No. 22 jersey. It was his passion. Related: Details Into Death Of New Canaan High's Elliott Kropf Released To honor that love, his friends started a hashtag on social media for people to post photos of their hockey sticks outside their ho…
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Details Released In Death Of New Canaan High School Hockey Player Elliott Kropf
Details have been released in the death of a Connecticut high school student over the weekend. Earlier report - New Canaan HS Student-Athlete Elliott Kropf Dies Suddenly Elliott Kropf, a New Canaan High School senior and hockey player, was struck and killed by a train on Saturday, Sept. 14, a Metro-North spokesperson tells Daily Voice. Elliott was hit just before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Talmadge Hill station. Authorities do not suspect foul play, the spokesperson said. School officials announced Kropf's death on Sunday, Sept. 15, and operated on a t…
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Train, Tractor-Trailer Involved In CT Collision
An Amtrak passenger train and a tractor-trailer were involved in a crash in Connecticut. The collision occurred in New Haven County at a railroad crossing on Sackett Point Road in North Haven at 5:50 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9. North Haven Police said an investigation is underway, and commuters are asked to avoid the area and expect delays. Only minor injuries were reported, North Haven Police said. A train engineer was hospitalized. North Haven Fire Department officials said the train was able to stop approximately a quarter-mile from the crossing. The train was carrying approximately …
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ID Released For Northern Westchester Resident Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
The identity has been released of a local resident who was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train near a station in Northern Westchester County. New, updated report: Update: Man Killed By Train In Northern Westchester Was Beloved Author Of 2 Novels The incident happened on Friday, Dec. 8 around 9 a.m., when the person on the tracks at Chappaqua station was struck by a Harlem Line train, according to a MTA spokesperson. On Saturday, Dec. 9, the MTA identified the person as 42-year-old David B. Gerrard, a resident of Chappaqua. As a result of the incident, Harlem Line trains …
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ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Stamford-Bound Metro-North Train
The identity has been released of a person who was killed after being struck by a train at a station in New York. The incident happened around 2 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 in Westchester County when the man trespassing on tracks at the Port Chester station was struck by the Stamford-bound Metro-North train on Track 3, according to an MTA spokesperson. The man struck was later declared dead. Early Thursday afternoon, Dec. 7, the MTA identified the man as 59-year-old Mamaroneck resident Gabriel Rocael Barrios. Original report: Person Fatally Struck By Train In West…
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Person Fatally Struck By Stamford-Bound Metro-North Train
Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train A person was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in an early morning incident at a station in New York that caused service delays, officials announced. The incident happened in Westchester County on Wednesday, Dec. 6 just after 2 a.m., when a person trespassing on tracks at the Port Chester station was struck by a Stamford-bound Metro-North Railroad train on Track 3, according to an MTA spokesperson. The person struck was later declared dead, officials said. The person has no…
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ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Fairfield County-Bound Metro-North Train
A man struck and killed by an MTA train has been identified by police. Original story: Person Struck, Killed By MTA Train In Ansonia New Haven County resident James J. Ohalloran III, age 65, of Ansonia, died around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24. The train had departed from Waterbury just after 1 p.m., due into Bridgeport on the Metro-North New Haven line at 1:58 p.m., and was traveling at 42 miles per hour in Ansonia, normal speed for the section of track, MTA Police Department spokesperson Aaron Donovan said. Donovan said the engineer saw a white man crouched on the tracks about …
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Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Headed To Fairfield County
A person was killed after being struck by an MTA train in Connecticut. The incident happened around 1:40 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 in New Haven County. The train had departed from Waterbury just after 1 p.m., due into Bridgeport on the Metro-North New Haven line at 1:58 p.m., and was traveling at 42 miles per hour in Ansonia, normal speed for the section of track, MTA Police Department spokesperson Aaron Donovan said. The engineer observed a white man, approximately 65 years old, crouched on the tracks about 200 feet north of the Division Street railroad crossing. The train's engineer ac…
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ID Released For 23-Year-Old Hit, Killed By Train In CT
Police have released the identity of a man who was hit and killed by an Amtrak train in Connecticut. Hartford County resident Amani Abele Ashley, age 23, of Bristol, was killed around 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 30 while walking along the train tracks near the intersection of Surrey Lane in Berlin. According to Berlin Police, responding officers found Ashley on the train tracks with life-threatening injuries and began emergency care, but he died shortly after. Witnesses reported hearing the train sounding the horn continuously just prior to the collision. Amtrak Pol…
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New Update: 43-Year-Old Fairfield Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train On Easter Sunday
A woman was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train on Easter. The incident happened early Sunday afternoon, April 9 in Fairfield County near the station in the town of Fairfield, according to MTA officials. The woman has now been identified as Jamie Ann Lynn, age 43, of Fairfield. Earlier report: Person Struck By Train In Fairfield No criminality is suspected during the incident, officials said. An investigation is ongoing.
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Person Struck By Train In Fairfield
Updated story: 43-Year-Old Fairfield Woman Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train On Easter Sunday There were hour-long delays on the Metro-North New Haven line after a person was struck by a train in Fairfield County. The incident happened early Easter Sunday afternoon, April 9 near the station in the town of Fairfield. The MTA has not yet released information on the person's condition. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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37-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In New Haven
A 37-year-old man was struck and killed by a train in New Haven. The man was found dead around 6:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, along the tracks behind the New Haven Fire Department's training academy on Ella T. Grasso Blvd., said Aaron Donovan, a spokesman for the MTA. An investigation determined that the man -- identified as Hispanic -- was struck at approximately 6:15 p.m. by Amtrak Train No. 140, which is the 12:25 p.m. departure from Washington, D.C., scheduled to arrive at Springfield, Massachusetts, at 8:03 p.m., Donovan said. Metro-North customers were advised to expect delays o…
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ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Train In Westchester
Metro-North officials have identified the woman struck by a New Haven Line train in Westchester. Aurelia Franchitti, age 21, of Woodside, in Queens, was fatally struck after stepping in front of an eastbound train at Rye Station around 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, officials said. Earlier report: Person Killed After Stepping In Front Of Train In Rye The MTA Police are investigating the incident. Officials said at this early stage in the investigation, the incident does not appear criminal or accidental in nature.
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Person Falls On Tracks, Hit By Train At Fairfield County Train Station
A person who fell on the tracks at a Fairfield County train station was struck by a train. The incident took place at the Bridgeport Train Station around 9:10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 13. According to the MTA, the person fell on the tracks and was struck by a train from New Haven traveling to Grand Central Station. Police, fire, EMS, and MTA police are on the scene, said Scott Appleby, director of Emergency Management for Bridgeport. No further information as to the extent of injuries at this time. Service is currently delayed up to 55 minutes, MTA said. This is an active incident and…
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ID Released For Local Man Struck, Killed By
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A man who was killed after being struck by a train in Fairfield County has been identified. Scott James Harrington, age 59, of Riverside, a hamlet of Greenwich, was struck near the Cos Cob station by a New York-bound train around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, confirmed MTA officials. Harrington was reportedly an employee at J.P. Morgan. The train engineer was briefly hospitalized following the incident, officials said. The incident is under investigation by the MTA.
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Woman Rescued After Falling Between Train, Platform At Station In Fairfield County
A woman received minor injuries after falling between an MTA train and the platform in Fairfield County. The incident took place in Stamford around 8:10 pm., Tuesday, July 5 at the Springdale Train Station. Upon realizing what happened, the Metro-North conductor and engineer quickly de-energized and secured the train in order to allow for safe patient access to first arriving first responders, said Tom Gloersen, of the Stamford Fire Department. According to Gloersen, responding crews were able to gain access to the injured woman, place her in a stokes basket, and remove her fro…
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Man Hit, Killed By Train In Fairfield County, Officials Say
A Connecticut man was killed after being hit by a train in Fairfield County. The incident place around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 4 in the vicinity of the Cos Cob station. Killed was Hartford County resident Michael Haden Crouse, age 38, of Newington, said MTA Police Department spokesperson Aaron Donovan. Trains were delayed for about 50 minutes as investigators worked, officials said. MTA Police are investigating. Additional information was not available at this time.
Obituaries
23-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Dies After Being Struck By Passing Train
A Hudson Valley woman who was hit in the head by a passing train while standing on a platform has died from her injuries. Putnam County resident, Hope Mantovi, age 23, of Mahopac was struck around 8:30 p.m., Saturday, March 19, in Woodlawn in the Bronx, said Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials. Mantovi died on Friday, April 8, at St. Barnabas Hospital from injuries incurred during the accident, her family announced. "On behalf of my family and myself, we would like to thank everyone for their love, support, and prayers for our beautiful Hope," said Lisa Mantovi Brennan, Hope M…
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ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Train In Fairfield County
Authorities have identified the man who was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in Fairfield County over the weekend. The man was hit by a westbound train at the Greenwich Metro-North station at about 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 10, MTA previously announced. MTA Police have identified the man as 26-year-old Tyrell Kelvin Grant, of Manhattan, according to an update from MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan on Monday, April 11. Police are investigating the incident as non-accidental and non-criminal in nature, MTA said. Earlier report - Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North…
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Person Struck, Killed By Train In Fairfield County
A person was struck and killed after jumping in front of a train in Fairfield County, authorities said. The unidentified person was hit around 6:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 1 at the Stamford Train Station, said the MTA. The person was pronounced dead on the scene, they added. As a result, the 5:40 a.m. train from Waterbury to Stamford was canceled at South Norwalk, however, customers were accommodated by the 6:11 a.m. train from Danbury to Grand Central Terminal and the 6:16 a.m. train from New Haven to Grand Central Terminal, MTA officials said. There were minor train delays as a result. MTA…
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Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North New Haven Line Train
A man standing on the train tracks was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in Connecticut. According to Dave Steckel, with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the "unauthorized man" was on the tracks around 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 20, just west of Milford in New Haven County when he was struck and killed by the train. Steckel said the incident was not accidental and no criminality is suspected. Following the incident service between Milford and New Haven on the New Haven Line was delayed. The incident is being investigated by the MTA Police. The man's name is not b…
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45-Year-Old Dead After Jumping From Metro-North Train In Fairfield County
This story has been updated. Train service has resumed after a 45-year-old man jumped from a Metro-North train. The incident took place at approximately 11:27 a.m., Thursday, May 6, as the westbound train was traveling in Fairfield County between Westport and East Norwalk, said Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the MTA. The individual was pronounced dead at the scene. Metro-North service resumed on the New Haven Line at Green's Farms, Westport, and East Norwalk at 1:18 p.m. with the train departing New Haven and the 1:03 p.m. train departing Grand Central Terminal. The train, carrying 1…
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Woman Hit, Killed By Amtrak Train In Connecticut
A 22-year-old Connecticut woman was hit and killed by an Amtrak train while allegedly "trespassing" on the tracks. Alexandra Trippodo, of Branford, was hit and killed around 1:10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 13 when she was hit on the tracks east of New Haven, said Beth Toll, a spokeswoman for Amtrak. According to Toll, Trippodo was hit by Amtrak Acela train 2248 on its way from Washington, D.C. to Boston, just east of the New Haven station. There were no reported injuries to the 137 passengers on board or crew members, she said. Amtrak Police Department worked with local law enforcement at…
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Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
A person was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train overnight. The incident happened in Westchester County shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, just south of the Port Chester station, near the Kohl's Shopping Center. After trains were initially held at the scene, New Haven Line customers experienced delays of 45 to 50 minutes, according to Metro-North. The incident is under investigation by the MTA and the name of the person has not been released. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Man Struck By Train In Norwalk
A person was struck by a train overnight in Fairfield County. The incident happened just before 12:50 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 in Norwalk at the Catherine Street railroad crossing. The man was found lying alongside the tracks with serious injuries to his right arm and right leg, the Norwalk Fire Department said. He was semiconscious when firefighters and paramedics placed him into the ambulance for transport to Norwalk Hospital. There has been no word on his condition. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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Teen Critically Injured After Touching Live Wire While Playing On Top Of Metro-North Train Car
A 16-year-old teen is in "extremely critical condition" after being electrocuted while playing on top of a parked train car. The incident took place in Fairfield County around 3:21 a.m., Monday, June 22, when the teen, who was playing in a Metro-North train car in Bridgeport touched a hot catenary/transmission line, said Scott Appleby, director of the Office of Emergency Management. "He was burned from head to toe and but was breathing and slightly responsive," said Appleby said. Police responded to the area after another juvenile called 911 to report that he and another teen wer…
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Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Out Of Stamford
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train A man was struck and killed by a Metro-North train in Westchester. The incident took place around 10:12 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, when the man was struck near the Port Chester station by a train from Stamford and due to arrived at Grand Central around 11:14 p.m., said Metro-North officials. Passengers on the New Haven Line train were transferred to another train around 11:43 p.m., officials aid. Officials said no criminal actions appeared to be involved with the death of the man, whose identity …
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Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North New Haven Line Train
A person was struck and killed by a westbound Metro-North train. The incident took place around 5:50 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 15 on the New Haven/West Haven line, Metro-North officials said. The train #1513 from New Haven, has been canceled and combined with another line. Commuters are being told to listen for announcements at their station for replacements, connections. Delays are expected. MTA officials have released little information about the incident which is under investigation. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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Restaurant Staff Help Man Escape From Car Moments Before Train Crashes Into It In Redding
A local man was saved from being hit by a train by the owner and employees of a popular pizza shop who watched in amazement as his vehicle was mowed down. The incident took place around 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 4, in Redding, when a man came frantically running into Tomasino's Pizza yelling his vehicle was stuck on the train tracks at the West Redding Train Station, said Gina Costanzo, the daughter of the restaurant's owner, Tom Costanzo. "My dad and one of the pizza makers ran outside and the man was back inside his car and the train was right on top of him when my father yelled for him…
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