{"id":5588,"date":"2015-10-12T13:59:42","date_gmt":"2015-10-12T17:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/practiceareas\/subway-accidents\/"},"modified":"2022-06-21T16:53:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:53:47","slug":"accidentes-de-metro","status":"publish","type":"practiceareas","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/es\/areas-de-practica-2\/accidentes-de-metro\/","title":{"rendered":"Accidentes de Metro"},"content":{"rendered":"

La ciudad de Nueva York es conocida por su sistema de metro, que se compone de la mayor cantidad de estaciones de metro de transporte p\u00fablico en el mundo. De acuerdo a Estad\u00edsticas de pasajeros del metro<\/a> presented by The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), more than 1.6 billion passengers rode the NYC subway system in 2011 alone. 5.2 million passengers rode the subway on an average weekday. The majority of these passengers experienced no problems and instead enjoyed safe trips to and from, work, school and tourist attractions. The MTA has worked hard to improve the overall safety and cleanliness of the subway system with good results. For some passengers, however, their subway experiences will end in disaster. According to a March 2012 report, 147 passengers were struck by subway trains in 2011, an increase of 15% from the previous year.<\/p>\n

The worst New York subway accident to date occurred on the 28th of August, 1991 when a southbound No. 4 train derailed while traveling over a switch just north of Union Square. Five people were killed and 200 more were injured in the incident. Motorman Robert Ray was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 15 years in prison based on findings that he was intoxicated and driving the subway at more 40 miles per hour in a zone where he should have been traveling 10 mph.<\/p>\n

Not all subway accidents involve derailments and the injury of dozens of people. Some incidents involve a single person falling into the path of a moving train or even tripping and falling at a station, on a car or on the platform. Accidents that occur on subway cars may also be considered in this category of personal injuries, as may assaults or attacks on the subway, at the subway station or on the subway platform. The type of accident or injury may vary, but a victim may experience catastrophic injuries that require emergency medical care, hospitalization and even continued treatment or physical therapy. Some incidents result in the\u00a0muerte injusta<\/a> de la v\u00edctima, dejando familias sin padres, c\u00f3nyuges, hijos u otros seres queridos.<\/p>\n

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Tipos de accidentes de metro<\/h3>\n

Los accidentes en el metro no se limitan solo a las colisiones en el metro. En cambio, pueden ocurrir una variedad de tipos de accidentes en o cerca de un metro, que incluyen:<\/p>\n