NJ Transit settles suits in deadly crash at commuter station
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 14, 2021 at 4:14 pm EDT
HOBOKEN, N.J. (AP) NJ Transit has reached settlements in lawsuits filed by the family of a woman killed and people injured in a 2016 crash when a train slammed into a Hoboken, New Jersey, station.
NJ Transit spokesperson Nancy Snyder said settlements were reached in the lawsuits on Wednesday evening, NJ.com reported.
The agency did not specify the amounts of the settlements, but said each was more than $500,000.
Fabiola Bittar de Kroon was killed by falling debris in the Sept. 29, 2016, crash. The 34-year-old Brazil-born lawyer was in the station after having just dropped off her 2-year-old daughter at day care.
NJ Transit settles lawsuits from fatal 2016 Hoboken train crash
Updated May 13, 2021;
The estate of a young mother who was killed by falling debris and three other passengers who were injured after an NJ Transit train slammed through a barrier in Hoboken Terminal on Sept. 29, 2016, had their respective multi-million dollar lawsuits settled by the agency on Wednesday.
One person was killed and 108 people were injured in the crash that caused $6 million in property damage.
NJ Transit spokeswoman Nancy Snyder declined to disclose the amounts of the settlement, saying the cases were still considered “pending litigation.” The settlements approved Wednesday night said each claim was “in excess of $500,000.”