Woman Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train in Hazlet Identified
The incident occurred along the wooded section of track between Beers Street and Holmdel Road.
Heather Gogan, 37, of Keansburg was trespassing on the train tracks in Hazlet when she was struck and killed by a NJ Transit train Wednesday night as it approached the Hazlet Train Station, according to NJ Transit Spokesman John Durso, Jr. The 8:41 North Jersey Coast Line train out of New York was coming to a stop at Hazlet when it hit the woman around 9:50 p.m. The incident occurred in a desolate area, behind the Hazlet Deli and Greek Store's parking lot. The engineer of Train No. 3285, traveling west on Track 1, told investigators he saw Gogan walk into the gauge of Track 1, face the train and then put her hands up to cover her eyes, according to Durso. The engineer sounded the horn and placed the train brakes into "emergency" but could…
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7:05 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The train video and station video should be a public document since we paid for it. A few railroads have been busted lately for doctoring video ---losing witnesses---BUYING witnesses---etc. more ›