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Expert Legal Analysis: Fatal Train-vs-Pedestrian Tragedy in Highland Park and the High Stakes of Transit Liability The impact of a transit vehicle against a human being is a physical mismatch of catastrophic proportions. On Thursday morning, May 7, 2026, this reality became a devastating permanent record for a family in Highland Park. At approximately 7:17 a.m., near the intersection of Avenue 61 and Figueroa Street, a 60-year-old man was struck and killed by a train. Fire department responders arrived to find a scene that no family should ever have to process; the man was pronounced dead at the scene. While investigators work to determine exactly what led to this fatal encounter, the immediate aftermath paralyzed the rail line, forcing service to halt between South Pasadena and Highland Park stations. As bus shuttles were requested to bridge the gap for travelers, a much more significant gap opened for the victim’s survivors—the gap between a life lived and a future stolen. At Attorney911 (The Manginello Law Firm, PLLC), we look at a tragedy like this through the lens of 27+ years of complex litigation experience. When a massive transit entity like Los Angeles Metro is involved in a pedestrian fatality, the case…