Police identified the children as Jevon Fraser and Brian Crespo.
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Two 14-year-olds fall to their deaths while subway surfing one week apart in New York
Police identified the children as Jevon Fraser and Brian Crespo.
The subway station at 33rd St. and Rawson St. in Queens, N.Y.Google Maps
July 1, 2023, 3:39 PM EDT
By Mirna Alsharif
Two 14-year-olds fell to their deaths while subway surfing one week apart in New York, police said.
Subway surfing is when an individual rides on top of a train car.
The most recent incident happened Thursday evening. Officers with the New York Police Department responded to the 33 Street and Rawson Street subway station in Queens around 5:26 p.m to find an unconscious Jevon Fraser.
Fraser was lying on a 7 train platform and had injuries "indicative of falling from an elevated height," according to police. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
On June 22, police found two 14-year-old boys lying on the L train tracks at the Bushwick Avenue and Aberdeen Street subway station in Brooklyn.
Medics pronounced one of them dead on the scene. Police later identified the victim as Brian Crespo.
The other 14-year-old was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
These aren't the only incidents where youngsters have been surfing atop New York City transit.