Teenager struck, killed by DC Metro subway train; officials say it might have been intentional

September 14th, 2009 DC subway worker dies after hit by train last weekWASHINGTON — A worker on the Washington Metro transit system has died of injuries from being struck by a train last week. Metro officials say 44-year-old John Moore, of Arlington, Va., died Monday of injuries suffered in Thursday's accident.

August 27th, 2009 Train strikes another in DC Metro rail yardWASHINGTON — Officials with Washington's Metro transit system say two employees have been injured after a rail car struck another train in the West Falls Church rail yard. Metro officials said Thursday that a train traveling at a low speed unintentionally hit a stationary train about 6 p.m.

August 10th, 2009 Metro track repairman struck, killed in Va.VIENNA, Va. —D.C.-area transportation officials say they are suspending some track maintenance after a repairman was struck and killed by a piece of equipment while he was replacing cross-ties Officials say 63-year-old Michael Nash of Silver Spring, Md., was hit by a ballast regulator along a line in Virginia.

June 30th, 2009 Man struck and killed by Metro trainWASHINGTON — Metro says a man who was struck and killed by a train at a station in Maryland just outside Washington was on the tracks intentionally. The transit agency says the man was struck by an eight-car train shortly after 4 p.m.

June 29th, 2009 Person struck and killed by Metro trainWASHINGTON — Metro says a person has been struck and killed by a train at a station on the red line in Maryland just outside Washington. The transit agency says the person was struck by an eight-car train shortly after 4 p.m.

June 26th, 2009 Metro superintendent reassigned following crashWASHINGTON — The Washington-area mass transit authority has temporarily reassigned the superintendent of the automatic control system that is supposed to prevent train crashes. Federal investigators said Thursday that Metro's signaling system failed to detect a test train stopped in the same place as one that was struck during a deadly crash this week.

June 26th, 2009 Memorial service set for operator in DC crashWASHINGTON — A memorial service will be held for the operator of a Washington Metro train involved in Monday's crash. Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Va., was to be remembered Friday morning at the Temple of Praise Fellowship Hall in D.C.

June 23rd, 2009 NTSB: past subway train accidents raised concernsWASHINGTON — Past accidents on the Washington-area subway system raised concerns about the safety commuter trains that were not addressed, said a federal official investigating the cause of a deadly rush-hour crash that killed seven people Monday. "We know accidents are going to happen," but there must be a better system to prevent them said Debbie Hersman, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.

June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Two subway trains collided Monday in the US capital Washington, leaving four people dead and scores injured, Mayor Adrian Fenty said. The accident occurred around 5 p.m.

June 23rd, 2009 Feds investigate DC train crash that killed 9WASHINGTON — Past accidents on the Washington-area subway system raised concerns about the safety commuter trains that were not addressed, said a federal official investigating the cause of a deadly rush-hour crash that killed seven people Monday. "We know accidents are going to happen," but there must be a better system to prevent them said Debbie Hersman, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board.

June 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A subway train derailed and collided with a second train Monday in the US capital Washington with at least one person killed and many injured, authorities said. The accident occurred around 5 p.m.

June 23rd, 2009 DC Metro confirms earlier reports of 9 deadWASHINGTON — Metro transit officials are confirming an earlier report that nine people were killed in a train collision. Metro spokeswoman Candace Smith says four bodies were recovered from the wreckage Monday after the rush-hour crash.

June 23rd, 2009 5 of those killed in DC metro crash identifiedWASHINGTON — Officials are identifying five of the victims killed in a subway train crash in Washington, D.C. Metro officials said at a special board meeting Tuesday that four passengers ranging in age from 23 to 64 were killed when a train barreling down the tracks hit a stopped train a day earlier.

June 23rd, 2009 Driver of DC train that hit stopped cars loved jobSPRINGFIELD, Va. — The Metro train operator who was driving the cars that barreled into a stopped train is being remembered as an employee who was proud of her job.

June 23rd, 2009 Feds investigate DC train crash that killed 7WASHINGTON — The subway train that plowed into another, causing a crash that killed seven and injured scores of others in the nation's capital, was part of an aging fleet that federal regulators had recommended three years ago be phased out or retrofitted, a safety investigator said Tuesday. Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the Metrorail transit system "was not able to do what we asked them to do." The rush-hour crashed sent more than 70 people to area hospitals and killed at least seven people.