Crime & Safety
Man Dragged By NJ Transit Bus In Wayne Settles For $2.3M: Report
The man was hit in Wayne and dragged for 2 miles. He lost vision in his right eye. His dog was hit too and died, according to a report.
WAYNE, NJ — A man who was struck by a bus and dragged for nearly two miles has settled with NJ Transit for $2.3 million, according to a NorthJersey.com report.
Seres Arpad, 63, sued NJ Transit after he and his dog were struck at the Wayne Transit Center in December 2014. The dog died.
Police saw Arpad's legs dangling from the bus and stopped it on Route 23, NBC New York reported when the incident occurred.
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Arpad sustained burns and broken bones and lost vision in his right eye as a result of the incident, according to the NorthJersey.com report.
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