A man from Queens, New York, died Sunday after police said he tried to jump a turnstile and hit his head on the ground, according to a report.
The New York Post reported that the incident occurred at Forest Hills-71st Avenue station around 6:45 a.m. A police official told the newspaper the 28-year-old was trying to escape the tariff and broke his neck.
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FILE: A tape is placed on a subway turnstile as workers shut down New York City’s subway system, the nation’s largest public transportation system. (Photo by Spencer Platt /.) (Spencer Platt /.)
He was found unconscious by officers and pronounced dead at the scene, according to NBC New York.
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FILE: Turnstiles are empty of commuters at the Bowling Green subway station in the morning in New York City. Photographer: Sarah Blesener / Bloomberg via. (Sarah Blesener / Bloomberg via.)
Authorities said a video showed the man attempting to jump the turnstile.
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In 2018, the penalty for skipping a turnstile is a civil citation, similar to a ticket, the accused can either pay a fine of $ 100 or contest the case in the Transit Adjudication Bureau. In 2017, out of 33,000 turnstile jumpers in Manhattan, 25,000 were summoned and 8,000 were arrested.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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