Posted on 01/01/2025 12:30:18 PM PST by yesthatjallen
CHELSEA, Manhattan (WABC) -- A man pushed into the path of an oncoming subway train in Manhattan narrowly escaped death, as the suspect in the case found he could not evade authorities.
Chilling video obtained by Eyewitness News shows a man standing close to the edge of the platform behind a couple of fare evaders, and another man approaching and casually shoving him in front of a 1 train just after 1:30 Tuesday afternoon at 18th Street.
First responders went between the stopped subway cars to rescue the 45-year-old victim and take him to Bellevue Hospital.
Sources tell Eyewitness News that the victim is a New York City resident and is in stable condition.
Less than an hour after the attack, a suspect was in custody. He was identified as Kamel Hawkins, 23, of Brooklyn.
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I’ve seen that scenario in movies. Horrible way to die.
Horrible to go through even if you live.
Amazing how much you can lower crime by not taking reports of it.
Who in their right mind would stand next to the edge of the platform ?!
It looked like the perp pushed him so hard he cleared the tracks and was not run over.
Wow! When I visit my hometown of Boston and ride the “T,” I always stand back against the wall of the subway and continually look left and right until the train arrives.
I have a senior cousin who pleads with me when I visit: “Please Joey, stay away from the “T!”
How many prior arrests of the people?
I get to NYC fairly often and the subway is always my means of transport (cabs and Ubers are outrageous).Whenever I ride the subway I make it a point to lean up against a wall until the train actually pulls up and opens its doors.
Rowan Atkinson?
Kamal?
I took the subway for years in another city, and I always stood back against the wall. So often, people were hit by the trains because they were pushed or walking on the tracks or fell. Those stories rarely made the news. I was on a train once that had to stop after someone was hit.
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