Man pushed from behind head-first into stopped subway train in Queens

Saturday, October 26, 2019
JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- A subway rider was shoved from behind at a Queens subway station this week -- sending the rider head-first into a stopped subway train.

The 58-year-old subway rider was pushed at the Jamaica -179 Street Station at around 7 a.m., causing victim to trip on the platform and hit his head on a F subway train that was stopped in the station.
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The victim went to Jamaica Medical Center with lacerations to his face.

The suspect fled the scene.

No charges have been filed, but detectives are now looking into whether 23-year-old Isaiah Thompson is also responsible this attack.
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Thompson is currently awaiting arraignment for a similar assault on DeKalb Avenue in which a subway rider was also pushed from behind into a stopped subway train.


New York Gov. Cuomo said he will propose a measure next year to crack down on people who commit crimes on the subways.



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