MBTA

Man Choked Blue Line Rider Who Wouldn't Give Up Seat, Police Say

The man got on a train and demanded that the other rider give him his seat, police said

A man was arrested late Thursday for choking a passenger on the MBTA Blue Line who wouldn't give up his seat on the train, police said.

The 64-year-old was arrested on a charge of strangulation at Aquarium Station about 11 p.m., according to MBTA Transit Police.

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The man got on a train and demanded that the other rider give him his seat, police said. When the seated rider wouldn't get up, the other man attacked.

Police didn't share the accused attacker's name.

The MBTA released a three-year safety improvement plan to bring the transit system up to federal requirements, after last year’s scathing report from the FTA. The 63-page document details exactly how the agency plans to improve safety at the T, with targeted timelines to get the objectives done.
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