NYC Man, 28, Killed after ‘Jumping Turnstile at Queens Station and Cracking Head on Floor


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<p>A suspected fare evader died Saturday morning after jumping over a New York City subway turnstile in Queens, tripping and cracking his head on the concrete floor, cops said.</p>

<p>Christopher De La Cruz, 28, was attempting to hitch a subway ride without paying the $2.75 fare when he jumped over the turnstiles at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue train station. </p>

<p>Surveillance video of the incident was released and at first, De La Cruz falls into the turnstiles, sending his phone skidding across the floor.</p>

<p>The footage, from 6.30am, also showed him stumbling around and struggling to lift his body over the entrance as if he’s drunk, although he was reportedly on his way to work.</p>

<p>Christopher De La Cruz, 28, died Saturday morning after jumping over a New York City subway turnstile at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue in Queens, tripping and cracking his head on the concrete floor. He was unconscious when police and EMS personnel arrived at the scene</p>

<p>Graphic surveillance video of the incident showed De La Cruz struggling to lift his legs over the turnstile before falling forward and hitting his head on the floor</p>

<p>Before his fatal fall De La Cruz was captured stumbling around and struggling to lift his body over the turnstiles</p>

<p>Cops and EMS personnel responded to a call of a man lying unconscious on the mezzanine floor of the station, which serves the E, F, M and R lines.</p>

<p>De La Cruz was pronounced dead at the scene and it is believed that he died when his head struck the floor. </p>

<p>Police believe he broke his neck, the Daily News reported, but a city medical examiner has yet to reveal the man’s cause of death.</p>

<p>His grieving father, Jose De La Cruz, told the news site: ‘What can I say? He did a mistake.’</p>

<p>The freak accident comes in the first days of 2022 after a year of violence in the Big Apple. However, nothing seems to be changing in the new year, although newly-inaugurated Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to take a tougher stance on crime than his predecessor Bill de Blasio. </p>

<p> The incident happened at the Forest Hills-71st Avenue train station in Queens, which services the E, F, M and R lines</p>
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-1 +1 BURNL00TMURDER 2 years ago

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-2 +1 L1nkyYNC 2 years ago

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