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Details Released In Death Of CT High School Hockey Player Details Released In Death Of CT High School Hockey Player
Details Released In Death Of CT High School Hockey Player 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…
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valley The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by a Metro-North train in the Hudson Valley.  The incident happened on the railroad's Harlem Line in Dutchess County at around 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Appalachian Trail station in Pawling, according to the MTA. On Sunday morning, April 21, MTA Deputy Communications Director Aaron Donovan identified the man who was struck as being from Connecticut: Fairfield County resident James Hare, age 62, of Newtown. Original report - Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Hudson Valle…
Person Fatally Struck By Train Near Station In Westchester Person Fatally Struck By Train Near Station In Westchester
Person Fatally Struck By Train Near Station In Westchester 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…
Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train
Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train An investigation is underway after a person was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in the region. A pedestrian on the tracks in Fairfield County at the Greenwich Metro-North station was struck by the westbound train at about 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 10, according to MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan. The 9:59 AM train from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal is operating up to 45 minutes late due to earlier police department activity near Greenwich. — Metro-North Railroad. Wear a Mask-Stop the Spread. (@MetroNorth) April 10, 2022 The pedestrian was believed to be a man who was about…
Fairfield County Man Charged With Taking Photo Up Metro-North Passenger's Skirt Fairfield County Man Charged With Taking Photo Up Metro-North Passenger's Skirt
Fairfield County Man Charged With Taking Photo Up Metro-North Passenger's Skirt A Fairfield County man is facing charges in Westchester after allegedly taking photos under the skirt of an unexpecting woman on a Metro-North train, authorities announced. Greenwich, Connecticut resident Majid Hedayati, age 66, has been arraigned on a felony count of second-degree unlawful surveillance after taking photos of a female passenger in Westchester in September, according to the Westchester County District Attorney. It is alleged that on Thursday, Sept. 23, Hedayati was traveling on the Metro-North Railroad from Grand Central Station to Stamford when he sat down across from a wom…
Man Punches Female Conductor 30 Times In Fairfield County, MTA Says Man Punches Female Conductor 30 Times In Fairfield County, MTA Says
Man Punches Female Conductor 30 Times In Fairfield County, MTA Says A female Metro-North conductor was assaulted by a Fairfield County man after being told to move to a different car, MTA officials said. The conductor instructed Bridgeport resident Elijah Sampson that he was sitting in a car that was closed to the public at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, and he was prompted to move to an open car. Officials said that Sampson refused, and an engineer made contact with MTA police to meet at an upcoming station. When the train reached the Fairfield Metro station, Sampson punched the conductor approximately 30 times. The conductor was taken to Brid…