A homeless man who wandered onto subway tracks has been awarded $1.9 million after a jury found the York City Transit Authority 40% at fault in an accident that severed the man's foot.
Robert Obey's lawyer told the Daily News that Obey "could not remember how he wound up on the tracks,” at the 33rd Street Station in Midtown in 2006. Obey had just left a methadone clinic hours before the accident.
The train's operator waited until they pulled into the next station to report the incident. According to the Daily News, Obey was "high on drugs" when he was hit by the train and noted that Obey has a history of mental illness. The MTA will appeal the decision.
A recent perceived surge in subway deaths has led to more precautions being taken by the MTA as well as an awareness campaign about the dangers of going on or near the tracks. You can check out Gothamist's interactive map to see where injuries and suicides have happened most in the NYC transit System.
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