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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.

Chappaqua station. 

Chappaqua station. 

Photo Credit: Google Maps street view/Pixabay via Diego Fabian Parra Pabon

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 were delayed by around 10 to 15 minutes. All trains returned to normal service by 11 a.m., officials said.

It is the second fatal Metro-North train strike in Westchester in the week.

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, 59-year-old Mamaroneck resident Gabriel Rocael Barrios was killed while on the tracks at the Port Chester station, according to the MTA. 

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