Man who jumps on subway track for music player gets hit and killed by train

BY Kerry Burke and Leo Standora
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Tuesday, December 15th 2009, 4:00 AM

A man was struck and killed by a subway train Monday when he dropped his digital music player on the tracks and jumped down to get it, police said.

The victim, identified only as a 39-year-old Hispanic male from Washington Heights, was so badly dismembered that crews were still cleaning up the Central Park West and 110th St. station hours after the accident on the B line.

Witnesses said they saw the victim agitated and shouting at someone on his cell phone about 7:40 p.m.

Police said he dropped his music player on the tracks during the heated conversation. "It was an accident," said a police source. "He went on the tracks for his MP3 player, picked it up, and stood up just in time for the train to hit him head on and drag him. He just wasn't quick enough," the source said.

The victim's name was withheld until his next of kin were notified. Uptown trains bypassed the station for more than two hours.

From: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/12/15/2009-12-15_jumps_on_track_for_music_player_gets_hit__killed_by_train.html