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Posted on 01/05/2024 4:37:03 PM PST by lowbridge
A man has been charged with fighting another man who fell onto the tracks at a University City SEPTA station moments before being struck and killed by a train.
Chaz Wearing, 40, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced Friday.
Wearing, who investigators believe is homeless, is currently on bench warrant status for an unrelated strangulation case in Delaware County, investigators said. Wearing's criminal history also includes cases in Clinton and Lycoming counties, according to the District Attorney's Office.
New video sent to NBC10 by a law enforcement source shows Wearing arguing with a 38-year-old man.
Police said the 38-year-old man held onto Wearing while "scolding him, and making threatening gestures." Wearing then broke free of the man's grip and threw two punches at him, police said. Wearing then fell onto the platform while the 38-year-old man fell on the tracks below, according to investigators.
Seconds later, an incoming SEPTA train struck and killed the 38-year-old man.
"Appeared to be some type of physical altercation. We don't know exactly what took place prior to that to initiate this, but it's being investigated at this point," Philadelphia Police Inspector Kpana Massaquoi told NBC10.
Wearing was taken into custody at the next station stop at 40th Street Station, police said.
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Video here on reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/PublicFreakout/comments/18zcad8/man_dies_after_getting_into_a_fight_in_a/
small guy attacked by big guy, small guy wins.
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Pro tip: Don’t try fisticuffs next to train tracks.
I don’t believe it’s “involuntary” manslaughter. It looks like he waited for the train to pull in before knocking the guy onto the tracks.
As I said last night on a now-deleted (?) thread, I rode the subway every day many years ago. Sometimes people were hit and killed by trains, but most of those stories were never reported on the news.
Never, ever have a fight or argument on the platform. Always stand back away from the edge. and watch out for the crazy people.
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