A woman is suing the Los Angeles Metro system after she was attacked on an A Line train in Long Beach in May, claiming the train employees failed to help her.
The 53-year-old woman, who is Asian-American, says the attacker shouted racist slurs at her before repeatedly punching her in the face. She alleges that the train’s conductor witnessed the attack, and multiple bystanders even asked the conductor for help, but he refused to stop the train or come to her assistance.
Police said the train skipped past three stations before finally stopping at the Artesia station. When the train stopped, the attacker fled. No arrest has been made, but Long Beach Police spokesperson Richard Mejia said the incident is still under investigation.
The lawsuit alleges the attack was “foreseeable and preventable” because of the history of safety issues on the Metro system.. There were 52 aggravated assaults on the A Line alone in the 11 months leading up to the incident, according to Metro’s own data.
After the attack, L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn questioned why it took so long for the train to stop and police to respond, calling for a “full accounting” of Metro’s security and law enforcement partnerships.
The woman is seeking unspecified damages for physical and emotional harm. Metro hasn’t commented on the lawsuit.
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