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.

A man struck by an MTA train has been identified.
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11/27/2023 2:50 p.m.

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 200 feet north of the Division Street railroad crossing.

The train's engineer activated emergency brakes and said the man made no attempt to get out of the way of the train, which was unable to stop before hitting him.

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