Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

I never seem to be at MBTA stops when crazy stuff happens. Just last Friday, an MBTA train nearly ran over a drunk woman who fell off the platform…but thanks to people on the platform alerting the driver of the train, the drunk woman walked stumbled away.

Video of the event can be seen here.

I’m not here to diminish the significance of the quick action of the driver of the train, but what’s wrong with this article…?

The driver of Boston subway train that came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks has been hailed as a hero.

Charice Lewis got a radio call from fellow Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employee Jacqueline Osorio, who was standing on the platform at North Station on Friday night when she saw the woman tumble.

Lewis, who saw passengers on the platform frantically waving their arms, immediately tugged her emergency brake.

The woman, whose name was not made public, suffered some scrapes and was taken to a hospital for evaluation. She told authorities she had been drinking.

Lewis and Osorio were recognized by state Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Mullan on Monday and received a call of congratulations from Gov. Deval Patrick.

Is there any plan to recognize the good Samaritans on the platform at North Station who frantically waved their arms to alert the driver of the train to stop? They deserve more than just being a footnote in the article praising an MBTA driver for (actually paying attention to her job, and) hitting the brakes, and another MBTA employee for making a radio call.

Again, not to diminish the significance of the quick action of the driver of the train, but it sure seems like the credit is being doled out rather imbalanced in favor of the MBTA employees.

Let it be said…Congratulations to the unsung heroes, the non-MBTA employees who helped save the drunk woman’s life.

Aaron Margolis is a life long resident of the Bay State, and works at an architectural firm north of Boston. Aaron has a Master of Architecture Degree from Boston Architectural College and is currently in the process of becoming of a Registered Architect.

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