JUSTICE FOR NJ TRANSIT AND COACH USA MURDER VICTIMS

Justice For  NJ Transit Victim Jason Gillespie Who Was Struck By Their Deadly Bus Driver A lawsuit involving a New Jersey Transit bus hitting a man in 2016 recently settled for $12.75 million.  According to the suit  filed shortly after the incident, the man, Jason Gillespie, “suffered traumatic brain injuries after being struck by the bus, whose accident-prone driver tested positive for cocaine.” NJ Transit headquarters in Newark, NJ; image courtesy of Ob436525 via Wikimedia Commons,  https :// commons . wikimedia . org The incident occurred back on November 2, 2016, when Gillespie was crossing the intersection of Summit Avenue and Union Place. As a result of the collision, he “suffered a permanent brain injury, multiple brain hemorrhages, skull fractures, a right clavicle fracture, and multiple rib fractures,”  according to his attorney , David Mazie of Mazie, Slater, Katz & Freeman. Prior to the incident, Gillespie could work and care for himse...

Remembering  NJ Transit Victim Skyla Giles Who Was Murder By Their Train Engineer  An Oak Ridge woman was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train Tuesday evening, according to a company spokesperson. An Oak Ridge woman was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train Tuesday evening, according to a company spokesperson. Skyla Giles, 20, who resided in Oak Ridge, an unincorporated community along the border of Jefferson Township and West Milford, was fatally struck by a Morris and Essex line train around 6 p.m. near the Brick Church station in East Orange, according to NJ Transit spokeswoman Lisa Torbic. Torbic said the train departed Hoboken and was headed to Lake Hopatcong. Trains were delayed for up to two hours as police conducted an investigation. A cause and manner of death are being determined by the Essex County Medical Examiner’s Office, Torbic said, but she noted that Giles was “trespassing” at the time of the incident.  https://www.njher...

Remembering NJ Transit Victim Killed In Paterson By Their Murdest Train Engineer A person was fatally struck in Paterson by the Main Line train during the early hours of Saturday near Market Street Bridge, NJ Transit officials said. At about 2:18 a.m., the train hit the unidentified male, just west of the Paterson train station, said NJ Transit spokesperson Lisa Orrick.  About 35 customers and crew were on board. No injuries were reported on the train. The NJ Transit Police Department is investigating the incident.  Police at the scene where a person was fatally struck by a train in Paterson on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019.  (Photo: Christopher Sadowski/Special to NorthJersey.com) Orrick said the Main Line train departed from Hoboken at 1:32 a.m. and was expected to arrive in Suffern, New York, at 2:41 a.m. Paterson Police Department units reported to the scene along with emergency service units.  https://www.northjersey.com/story/new...

Meet the activists and riders behind Pittsburgh’s transit justice movement “I asked my neighbors why would you all accept this?” bus rider Debra Green recalled. “The closed mouth never gets fed.” Editor’s Note: This story is a collaboration between The Incline and  HuffPost . Six decades after the Montgomery bus boycott and the Freedom Rides, public transit isn’t just a platform for the civil rights struggle, it is the civil rights struggle. In cities across the U.S., mass transit remains a lifeline, an indispensable economic enabler that proves upward mobility so often requires actual mobility to happen. But advocates and activists say access remains unequal. They describe an imbalance in which those who rely on public transit the most — often the poor and people of color — face the greatest hurdles in finding it. In Pittsburgh, this disparity has given birth to a so-called transit justice movement and groups like Pittsburghers for Public Transit. In summing u...

Remembering NJ Transit Train Victim Jillian Keats Who Were Killed By The Deadly Train Engineer A Montclair woman was killed when she was struck by an eastbound NJ Transit train early Tuesday morning, Nov. 13. The victim was identified as 28-year-old Joan Juengling, NJ Transit spokesperson Lisa Torbic said. The Number 6200 train had just left Montclair State University heading into Penn Station New York when the incident occurred, just west of Watchung Avenue. Ten people, including the crew, were on the train. No other injuries were reported, Torbic said. Trains in both directions were suspended while NJ Transit police investigated.  Juengling had been a manager at Dirt and Noise, a children’s clothing shop on Church Street, up until September, according to friends. Prior to that, she had worked at Dot Reeder, a clothing shop on Watchung Plaza. She had modeled on and off at various times in her life, and was trying to pick it back up again. Jillian Keats who wor...

Montclair, NJ – Train Accident Involving Pedestrian on Watchung Avenue  By  New Jersey Legal News     Car Accidents    ,  fatal train accident in New Jersey Montclair NJ – Train Accident Involving Pedestrian on Watchung Avenue pedestrian struck and killed in Montclair train accident     0 Comments Montclair, NJ (May 13, 2019) –  This morning, around 5:22 a.m., police responded to the scene of a train accident on Watchung Avenue. Delays occurred in the area for some time. The man was struck this morning for reasons that are not yet known. Police are still trying to figure out why the pedestrian was on the tracks at that time. Service was suspended in both directions until around 6:30 a.m. Emergency responders could be seen in the area and the pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash. The accident remains under investigation at this time. We would like to take this time to extend our sincere condolences to...

Remembering The 3 Teens, Amber Fernandez, Kira Strider, and  Tevin Campbell, Killed BY NJ Transit Deadly Bus Driver PLEASANTVILLE  — Bibi Fernandez — her best friend by her side — stood Tuesday staring at the spot of a Monday accident that killed three teenagers, including her sister. “I still can't believe this is real," Maribel Lopez said. "I know," Fernandez replied. "I feel like I'm living in a bad nightmare. I'm still waiting to wake up." The three teens, two of whom were best friends, died from injuries sustained in the crash with an NJ Transit bus in Pleasantville on Memorial Day. Friends mourned the teens on social media Tuesday as the investigation continued into what caused the car they were traveling in to swerve into the path of the bus on Franklin Boulevard just before 2 p.m. Kira Strider, 14, of Pleasantville, and Tevin Campbell, 18, of Absecon, died at the scene. Amber Fernandez, 16, of Pleasantville, died...

Remembering  Joan Juengling  Who Was Killed by NJ Transit Dangerous Train Engineer Gov. Phil Murphy announces the findings of a long-awaited audit of the troubled NJ Transit agency during a press conference at the NJ Transit train station in Metuchen on 10/09/18.  North Jersey Record A 28-year-old Montclair woman was identified as the person struck and killed by an NJ Transit train Tuesday morning, officials said. Joan Juengling was identified by NJ Transit as the woman who was struck, NJ Transit spokeswoman Lisa Torbic said. The details surrounding Juengling's death were not available. The train was on its way to Penn Station New York from Montclair State University when it struck Juengling at 4:55 a.m., just west of the Watchung Avenue Station, said NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith. The train had left Montclair State University at 4:45 a.m. with 10 passengers on board. Montclair-Boonton Line service is suspended in both directions due to a trespas...

Remember Antonis “Tony” Anastasopoulos, a Montclair High teenager killed by an NJ Transit train The parents of a Montclair teen killed in a collision with an NJ Transit train six years ago will have another day in court. An appeals court has ruled in favor of the Anastasopoulos family, whose negligence lawsuit against NJT was previously dismissed. From  The Star-Ledger: The parents of Antonis “Tony” Anastasopoulos, a Montclair High teenager killed by an NJ Transit train while crossing a railroad trestle five years ago, can proceed with a negligence case in the death of their son, a state appeals court ruled yesterday. The three-judge panel ruled that Superior Court Judge Marie Simonelli, sitting in Newark, applied the wrong legal standard when she issued a summary judgment dismissing the allegation that there was “more than enough time” for the engineer to stop the train and avoid the tragedy. “He thought the kids were playing chicken or something of that nature...

Remember Christie Noble-Ross Who Was Murdered By A Coach USA Deadly Bus Drive https://www.nj.com/news/2012/01/authorities_identify_east_oran_1.html By  Alexi Friedman | The Star-Ledger EAST ORANGE  — Authorities have identified the 21-year-old city woman who was struck and killed by a motorcoach bus while crossing the street this morning with her young son. The victim, Christie Noble-Ross, was struck by a Coach USA bus at about 7 a.m., near the intersection of Main and South Harrison streets, said the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, which released her name this afternoon.  She was pronounced dead at the scene. The child, who is 3, was transported to the hospital but was not hurt, authorities said. The driver of the bus stopped after the accident, said Katherine Carter, a prosecutor’s office spokeswoman. No charges have been filed at this time, the office said, but the investigation is ongoing. Coach USA operates scheduled bus routes,...