Crime & Safety
Man Killed By Train in Hackettstown Identified
New Jersey Transit still investigating Friday night incident.
A 50-year-old man has been identified as the person who stood in front of a New Jersey Transit train Friday night in Hackettstown and died, according to organization spokesperson Nancy Snyder.
Eyewitness accounts to New Jersey Transit said Victor Motyka p
Snyder said Motyka's town of residence was still unknown, and the investigation is continuing.
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Motyka was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. Saturday.
None of the seven passengers or any NJ Transit employees were injured in the accident, according to the organization. The train was on the Montclair-Boonton line heading westbound.
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