Crime & Safety
Bergen Train Travels Over Drunk Man Lying Between Tracks: NJ Transit
Man was not injured, a NJ Transit spokesman said.
SADDLE BROOK, N.J. - A man who was allegedly drunk was not injured after he lied down between the railroad tracks and a train passed over him Saturday, officials said.
The 1775 train was traveling from Hoboken to Suffern, New York when it traveled over the man, said Jim Simpson, a NJ Transit spokesman.
The incident occurred at about 5 p.m. near the Saddle Brook-Elmewood Park border on the Bergen County line, Simpson said.
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The man was not injured, but was taken to an area hospital, Simpson said.
According to Simpson, Saddle Brook police charged the man with trespassing and interfering with transportation.
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The train was delayed for about 40 minutes following the incident, Simpson said.
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