Pantless man makes suicide leap onto Long Island Railroad tracks, hit by train

[Dan05979]

Quick question: what happens to the train operator who is, in a sense, responsible for such an incident? From what I heard, they are placed on leave for year.

 

I doubt that, they probably talk to a some sort of trauma person and go right back to work.

[Y2Julio]

Quick question: what happens to the train operator who is, in a sense, responsible for such an incident? From what I heard, they are placed on leave for year.

 

They get 2-3 days of leave to get "help" and then are to report back to work.

[St Louis Car 09]

 

I doubt that, they probably talk to a some sort of trauma person and go right back to work.

Right.But a motorman has little liability in the situation,it isn`t like you can swerve a 60 ton train off the track and go around him.Now a car is different,because at least a car you have a chance to avoid a hit and run and More chances of survival for the victim.