The automobile appeared to be stopped in an area along the tracks. You could tell by the stone that was torn up. So it appeared that the vehicle was trying to remove itself. Reporter the crash happened at 5 30 in the morning just as people were going to work. There were 110 people onboard and they all escaped without any ju ries and the c sh did shut down Transit Service on the l e for more than four hours. The focus now is finding out why the driver was on the tracks and this is a secluded area of the tracks behind a supermarket and it is sht not asy to get to by car. T re is no entrance in the general area and how the vehicle got there remains to be seen. Reporter we just heard from ne jersey trans t t the train engineer made a decision in the split second that may have saved lives. After the trs n hit ihe car the engineer kept that train moving. Because of that, while the car ught fire the train didnt, it moved out o f the way and that may be the reason why none of the passengers ha
Investigation. Randy, police say she appeared to give into the robbers demands. Do we know why she was then shot . Reporter we dont. It appears she was cooperating. This 48yearold store owner is closing up for the night when she was shot in the neck. She was last listed in Critical Condition. And this morning her neighbors are describing the effort inside that freddy Grocery Store to save her life in the aftermath of this shooting. Police say the gunman entered the store around 9 00 last night. A neighbor came upon the scene a few minutes later, found the store clerk holding her neck bleeding profusely and the gunman was gone. Police say it appears this was some sort of robbery attempt because the Cash Register was open. And one neighbor we just spoke with whos a former paramedic said she ran into that store, saw the victim bleeding out and did what she could to help. All i can do was apply direct pressure, scream for somebody to get me a towel, something. With my other hand i called 9
Middle 80s. Lets see how the friday morning commute is treating us so far. Construction slowing us down this morning. This is the same issue every day. Cross bronx expressway east by he webster, two lanes closed. Delays southbound on the new england thruway. 95 just after the new rochelle tolls, you have two lanes blocked. Delays starting to build. You might want to head over to the hutch getting i and well have more weather and traffic coming up on the 4s. New this morning, a new crew would help lead police to a sexual predator who attacked a woman right near union square. Tracie strahan is in greenwich greenwichville village with video police want you to see. Reporter in neighborhood on edge not only because it happened here but because its the victim is just 20 years old. This Morning Police have released surveillance video. He grabbed his victim around 4 ouk in the morning while she was walking by letters, not letting her go and then he sexually assaulted her. Police are telling us
Traffic. You have two lanes closed at 108th street with an accident that is the two left lanes. Delays building through here and construction in the westbound lanes of the l. I. E. In this area. And then heading over to the bqe, slow ride eastbound, one to two lanes blocked. Things are still moving okay through this the search is on for a man who attacked a woman in a park on the Upper West Side. Katherine creag has more. This is one of the most popular parks for the people in the Upper West Side. Reporter right. You can almost see people here at all times of the day. A woman was walking her dog when the attack happened in Riverside Park. At least there is a suspect sketch that police and people can go on. A sketch of that suspect. In this area of 107th street in Riverside Park, thats when the attack happened. The suspect walking and she was 48 years old. He asked her what time it was and tried kissing her as he put her in a headlock. She kicked him below the belt and she bit him. We t
Oceanside, 77. In central park, right at 80. Much of new jersey, even north and west in the low to mid 70s. Same thing for Hudson Valley, connecticut and long island. Sticky to boot with those dew points. Not much in terms of rain to worry about. A couple showers showing up to the north and west of the city. Portions of sullivan county, orange county, sussex county. Looks like these are dying out as they move eastward bound. With the air so moist and unstable, the possibility of popping a s 80 in the park. 87 by noon. 90 by 3 00. The rest of this sticky forecast coming up in a bit. A lot of green on the map. Things looking good out here. Some construction delays. We dont see this construction often. Route 17 shut down between midland avenue and century road. Theres a detour out there. Not causing a delay. Delays on the cross bronx expressway. Two lanes closed. Delays dont quite go back to the Alexander Hamilton bridge just yet. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Thank you very much. W