Key Question One Week After Metro-North Crash: Why Was SUV On Tracks?

Why was Ellen Brody's Mercedes sport utility vehicle inside the Commerce Street crossing gates as an express train approached at 58 mph on Tuesday, Feb. 3? The 49-year-old from Edgemont was killed in the 6:30 p.m. collision, which triggered a fire in the front railcar that killed five commuters. Two of those killed were Bedford Hills residents: Eric Vandercar, 53, and Walter Liedtke, 69. Two victims were New Castle residents: Robert Dirks, 36, and Joseph Nadol, 42. Also killed was Aditya Tomar, 41, of Danbury, Conn.



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