Got out of the hospital. Reporter indeed. This incident started earlier this morning, just after 10 00 a. M. Were outside gw hospital where the man has just been released but he did speak to us about his harrowing ordeal. It happened just after 10 00 a. M. He said he was at the Lenfant Plaza station going to catch the blue line. As he gets to the platform he sees the train there. The doors are starting to close. He runs up to the train and puts his arm in the door, and this is where things really started to get scary. Lets hear what he has to say. Im still like this. So i had to snatch my arm out like im hulk hogan or he man. It was like a runaway train. Now im tumbling. I hit the side of the train and it knocked me back on the platform and i get up and im just in a daze because the train is still moving. Reporter and so as he puts his arm in that door, obviously the train starts to move. Now, theres some things that are being disputed by metro. He s conductor look at him and that the
Ward who is live for us in foggy bottom. Reporter good afternoon, jim. We first reported in the 11 00 a. M. Newscast. The gentleman at the center, well, he just got out of the hospital at gw but he told us about his account and weve also spoken to metro and they say theyve got some more investigating to do. Derrick powell feels lucky. Despite the scars on his head and the injury to his back. Im thinking did i really just have to jump off of a train . To save my life . Reporter it was just before 10 00 a. M. Powell says he was rushing to catch the blue line train at Lenfant Plaza station. As he reached the platform, the doors are closing. I stuck my arm in the door to get the door to stay open. So the doors shut on me. Reporter if you ride the train, you have seen train operators do a visual check to see things are clear. Metro said the train operator got an indication the doors were not all closed so the gee give me a quick boom boom, open the door and shut it. The whole time my arm is
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Attendees of the now-monthly Canyon Lake Farmer’s Market can not only shop for homegrown foods and handmade items, but also give back to the community.