The subway conductor on the train that dragged a man to death in Brooklyn earlier this week told MTA investigators he wasn’t sure if he followed proper protocol, saying he was wary of sticking his head out of the train’s window to perform a crucial safety check because he’d previously been assaulted on the job, Gothamist has learned.
MTA conductors are required to do a “sweep” — or look out the cab window in both directions to confirm passengers are completely clear — as a train exits a station.
MTA supervisors interviewed the conductor after the Manhattan-bound A train dragged and killed Yaw Boahene, 57, at the Utica Avenue platform at about 5:48 p.m. Monday, according to a source familiar with the conversation who asked to remain anonymous because they are not allowed to disclose details of the investigation. The conductor also said in the interview he had not been trained on the proper procedure for how to sweep the platform, the source said…