Man Fatally Struck By Train While Retrieving Phone From Tracks

This happened at the Prospect Park train station overnight. He was struck by a SB Q train.

http://gothamist.com/2014/10/12/man_fatally_struck_by_train_while_r.php

As you state on the Gothamist thread, there is a blind curve that prevents people in the station from seeing oncoming trains.

Given the time of night, and his lack of judgement, I also suspect intoxicants were involved.

Needless to say, it is lousy to be the driver of a train that hits someone:   http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/nyregion/subway-deaths-haunt-those-at-trains-controls.html?pagewanted=2&_r=0

And, people routinely try to figure out if there is a trend toward in these incidents and then create theories re: correlations and causations:   http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2013/01/29/are-subway-deaths-more-common-or-just-more-noticed/

Ye[, probably drunk. Even so.. Christ people your phone is not worth your life.