Breaking News - September 29 Hoboken Train Crash
NJ Transit Pascack Valley Line commuter train #1614 slammed into an emergency barrier and then the train station itself at the Hoboken Terminal on Thursday, September 29, 2016, killing one person and injuring over 100 people who were either riding on the train or waiting on the platform at the terminal in order to board a train. Reportedly, the one fatality, a 34 year-old attorney and mother of a one-year old, was waiting on the platform for a train to New York.
Kreindler Attorney Dan Rose Discusses the NJ Transit Commuter Train Crash at Hoboken Station on Fox5 NY.
Learn more about the NJ Transit Commuter Train Crash at Hoboken Station here.
Serious and Deadly Injuries
Train crashes can cause devastating and often fatal injuries. Our past railroad cases have shown us that it is not unusual to expect the following injuries after a crash or derailment:
- Traumatic brain injuries (TBI), concussions and open head wounds
- Serious spinal cord injuries, nerve damage and paralysis
- Fractures and crushed bones
- Amputations and loss of limb
- Burns, scarring and disfigurement
- Severe lacerations and abrasions
Our Recent Train and Rail Cases:
May 2015 - Philadelphia Amtrak 188 Derailment Accident
Kreindler is representing victims of the Amtrak derailment near Philadelphia that occurred just before 9:30 pm on May 12, 2015. The tragedy claimed the lives of at least 8 passengers, including 3 New Yorkers. More than 140 passengers went to area hospitals and several remain hospitalized with serious injuries. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the derailment and has stated that the train was travelling at over 100 miles per hour on a curve where the maximum speed limit is 50 miles per hour. The accident is being actively investigated on behalf of our clients by Kreindler's experienced railroad liability team, including partners Andrew Maloney, David Cook, Noah Kushlefsky and Dan Rose.
February 2015 - Valhalla, NY Metro-North Train Crash
Kreindler is representing passengers and their families involved in the Metro-North train crash in Valhalla, New York. The crash killed 5 train passengers and the driver of an SUV crossing the tracks and injured more than a dozen people. The collision occurred at the Commerce Street crossing in the Westchester County town of Mount Pleasant near Valhalla on February 3, 2015. We're investigating the safety of the railroad crossing itself as well as the actions of Metro North personnel during the accident sequence and also the design of the third rail integration. Our law firm is also investigating events leading up to the collision, such as the nearby auto accident on the Taconic State Parkway that detoured traffic around the nearby cemetery and over the railroad tracks in the dark as well as the actions of the driver of the SUV that was hit at the crossing. We have retained one of the foremost experts in railroad crossing design to assist in our investigation and to prepare for trial.
December 2013 - Spuyten Duyvil - Bronx, NY Metro-North Train Crash
The NTSB concluded that the train operator exceeded the safe speed for a dangerous curve and caused the train to derail and nearly end up in the Harlem River. 4 people were killed and dozens were injured. The NTSB investigation further concluded that Metro North was reckless in its failure to employ positive control safety technology that would have automatically slowed the train in certain dangerous portions of the track in case of human error by the operator which was also cited as a cause of the accident. Additional reports have indicated that the operator did not get enough sleep and suffered from other known physical problems that contributed to his inattention at the time the train was approaching the curve too fast.
Kreindler train attorneys successfully resolved all of our cases for the families and injured passengers from this crash.
Header Photo by Patrick Dirden, under Creative Commons license.
