TriMet video shows MAX train closing on passenger’s coat seconds before train drags him, leads to his death

TriMet has released video showing the doors of one of its MAX trains closing on the edge of a coat worn by a passenger as he apparently tried to reboard it, seconds before the train began to move, dragging the man along the train’s platform and tracks. He died 26 days later in the hospital as a result of his injuries.

The public transit agency had quietly settled a potential lawsuit over the man’s death for $830,300 . It then declined to publicly release the video, which The Oregonian/OregonLive sought last month as part of a story delving into what happened and the agency’s plans to prevent such an incident from happening again.

That denial prompted the news organization to appeal to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. In an order signed by Chief Deputy District Attorn