HOBOKEN — Sheldon Kest, 66, of Tenafly, was injured and lost part of his finger during the Hoboken terminal crash. On Tuesday, he filed a notice of his intent to sue.
Kest’s lawyers announced the planned lawsuit Tuesday during a press conference in Newark.
Kest was a passenger in the front car of the train which NTSB investigators say was traveling at 21 mph, more than double the 10 mph speed limit, when it crashed into the Hoboken Terminal on Sept 29.
Kest also sustained a broken nose and several lacerations, according to the Associated Press.
According to the AP, Kest said, “I’m so fortunate to be here and to hopefully, through the legal system, help prevent another senseless, deadly New Jersey Transit crash. I need to know, why did it happen? How did is happen? And who should be held accountable so it never happens again?”