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'It Was Horrible,' Says Eyewitness Of Man's Electrocution Atop Train In Westchester 'It Was Horrible,' Says Eyewitness Of Man's Electrocution Atop Train In Westchester
'It Was Horrible,' Says Eyewitness Of Man's Electrocution Atop Train In Westchester A Fairfield County man who was a passenger on a Metro-North train in Westchester when a man was electrocuted after climbing on the roof of a train said the event was a "horrible" experience. Michael Pellicci, a Stamford resident,  was with a friend after attending the Boston Red Sox/Yankees game at Yankee Stadium when a 24-year-old man jumped on top of the New Haven-bound train. "We saw them and wondered how they had gotten from one end of the train to the other so quickly," said the Stamford restaurant owner. "That's when the conductor got wise to what they were do…

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Eyewitness Gives Details After Man Killed Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train Eyewitness Gives Details After Man Killed Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train
Eyewitness Gives Details After Man Killed Climbing On Top Of Metro-North Train An eyewitness said it was a "horrible" experience that will stay with him forever after a man was killed after climbing on top of a Metro-North train Wednesday night. MTA officials said Michael Vigeant, 24, of Hudson, New Hampshire, was killed about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday after climbing on top of a Stamford-bound train between Larchmont and Mamaroneck and hitting overhead electrified wires.  One witness to the entire event, Michael Pellicci, a Stamford resident who was on the train with a buddy after attending the Yankees/Boston Red Sox game, said Vigeant and his older brother jumpe…

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by Kathy Reakes