Overview
- The surveillance footage, released this week, shows Steven McCluskey falling at Davis Station on February 27th and lying trapped as commuters pass for roughly 20 minutes until a T employee hits the emergency stop.
- Somerville firefighters reported he was unresponsive with clothing jammed in the steps, gave Narcan, cut a shirt tightening around his neck, and performed CPR before regaining a pulse and rushing him to Massachusetts General Hospital.
- McCluskey, 40, remained in a coma and died on March 9, according to police reports and his obituary.
- The MBTA called the case a terrible accident and stressed that riders can press the red STOP buttons at the top and bottom of each escalator and then call 911.
- The Middlesex District Attorney is investigating, with the cause and manner of death still pending, as McCluskey’s family seeks accountability and escalator experts criticize the apparent delay in response.