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The Oakland First Aid Squad treated the man for his injuries after he was nearly struck while with his dog near the Ramapo River shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Lt. Christian Eldridge said.
The man refused hospitalization, the lieutenant said.
Sgt. Michael Griffin and Officers Edward McDermott, Charles Kelly, and Timothy McDonough found him while responding to several reports of a man struck by a train, Eldridge said. He was charged with defiant trespassing and interference with transportation and given a court date.
Eldridge thanked the New York Susquehanna & Western Railway for its assistance.
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