Family Files $10M Against NJ Transit After Pedestrian Struck, Killed on Christmas Eve 2019

The transit agency said at the time that the woman was trespassing at Exchange place when she was hit and killed, but her family disagrees, saying the driver, rail-line and NJ Transit are to blame

JERSEY CITY, NJ – OCTOBER 2: A New Jersey Transit light-rail train passes by the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City as the sun sets on October 2, 2020 in Jersey City, New Jersey.

The family of a woman who was killed after being hit by the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail on Christmas Eve 2019 is suing the agency, according to the family's attorneys.

Shannon Flood was struck at Exchange Place by a northbound train heading toward Tonelle after 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2019, the agency said in the aftermath of the incident. The agency said more than 40 people were onboard when the train struck Flood, who lived in Bloomingdale, near York Street and Hudson Street in the downtown section.

The transit agency said at the time that Flood was trespassing at Exchange place when she was hit and killed. But family for the 43-year-old Flood disagrees, and said the agency is to blame for her death

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Family Files $10M Against NJ Transit After Pedestrian Shannon Flood Struck, Killed on Christmas Eve 2019 By A Train Engineer