After being seriously injured as a passenger in a New Jersey\nTransit commuter train crash in 2016, a 45-year-old New York woman will now receive\na $1.5 million settlement to compensate her for her injuries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The settlement for plaintiff LaTonya Story, of\nGarnersville, N.Y., came more than three years after the Sept. 29, 2016 crash,\nwhich occurred as a commuter train was pulling\ninto Hoboken Station<\/a> in New Jersey, according to a Nov. 12 story by NJ.com<\/em>.\nThe train, which was being operated by Metro North west of the Hudson River\nunder contract with NJ Transit, failed to stop as it arrived in the station and\nplowed through a concrete bumper at the end of the tracks, injuring 108 people\nand killing a woman inside the station after she was struck by falling debris,\nthe story reported. The train station suffered $6 million in property damage\ndue to the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Story was sitting in the last car of a Hoboken-bound\nPascack Valley train number 1614 when the crash occurred, causing back, neck,\nshoulder and hip injuries, according to her lawsuit, which was filed against NJ\nTransit and Metro North by her personal injury lawyer. Treatments for her\ninjuries has been complicated by an existing auto-immune\nsystem disorder and had left her unable to work due to chronic pain, according\nto her attorney. The lingering injuries will require extensive medical care and\nmonitoring for the rest of her life. The victim was heading to her job as an\nexecutive assistant on the day of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In\nJanuary, the National Transportation Safety\nBoard ruled<\/a> that the crash was caused by undiagnosed sleep apnea\nwhich affected the train’s engineer, Thomas Gallagher, the story reported. The\ntrain sped up to 21 mph, twice the posted speed limit, when it crashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gallagher\nwas found unconscious in the cab of the train after the crash and told investigators he had no recollection of\nthe crash.\nThe engineer was fired by NJ Transit, but was reinstated in September after a\nsuccessful appeal, as long as he meets medical and other conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Metro\nNorth officials confirmed it will cover the cost of the settlement because\nStory boarded the train in New York state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Legal cases like this one occur around the nation every day and\nare examples of similar kinds of truck and car crash cases that MyPhillyLawyer<\/em> attorneys\nregularly work on tirelessly for our own clients. Often, we are not able to\ndiscuss the cases we are actively working on due to confidentiality\nrequirements, so we discuss other relevant cases in the news such as this one\nto illustrate the legal situations people find themselves in every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When you need a truck or car\naccident injury attorney<\/a>, we here at MyPhillyLawyer<\/em> stand\nready to assist you with your legal case if you or a loved one is ever\nseriously injured in any kind of car crash, slip and fall, pedestrian\ninjury, workplace injury or wrongful death in Philadelphia or anywhere in the\nUnited States. We pledge to make sure that you and your family get the\ncompassionate, dogged and experienced legal representation that you deserve and\nexpect from a professional legal team which works hard to uncover every fact to\nbolster your case and maximize your damage award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We represent the families of victims who die\nin such tragedies as well, to ensure that their families receive every penny of\ndamages that they are eligible to receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Talk to a Philadelphia car crash attorney at MyPhillyLawyer<\/em><\/a> by\ncalling 215-227-2727 or toll-free at 1-866-907-2231 anytime\nand our experienced, compassionate, aggressive team of attorneys and support\nstaff will be there for you and your family every step of the way as we manage\nyour case through the legal system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n