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NYC transit leaders investigating after video appears to show young people operating subway train
An investigation is underway following a video showing two teenagers operating a subway train unsupervised, with at least four similar incidents leading to arrests in the past year.
- In September 2024, two teenagers took control of an empty New York City subway train for a short unauthorized ride that ended when the train collided with a stationary train car.
- This incident followed earlier reports in January of six individuals commandeering an unoccupied train for a joyride, prompting ongoing investigations.
- A TikTok video shows minors handling the controls of an elevated subway train while a transit employee remains nearby, an act that New York City transit officials have condemned as dangerous and unacceptable.
- NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow emailed that any transit worker allowing unauthorized people to operate trains faces termination and prosecution, emphasizing the videos' unacceptable nature.
- Authorities continue investigating the incidents, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has not disclosed the timing or employee identities related to the video evidence.
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“What appears on those videos is reckless and unacceptable, and any transit worker who permits unauthorized, untrained people to operate trains will face consequences, including termination of employment and prosecution to the extent allowed by law," NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow said.
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