G Train Operator Dies During Morning Commute
By STEPHANIE BARISH wpix.com

6:45 a.m. EDT, April 29, 2010
NEW YORK (WPIX)—
A G train operator died after suffering a heart attack Wednesday morning, according to New York City police.

Domenick Occhiogrosso, 50, was operating a Church Avenue-bound G train that was pulling out of the terminal at Long Island City-Court Square in Queens when he suffered an apparent heart attack.

Passengers on board say the train came to a complete stop and the conductor walked to the lead car to find Ochiogrosso unconscious. The conductor then proceeded to radio the Rail Control Center for medical assistance.

Occhiogrosso was rushed to Elmhurst Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:20 a.m.

Occhiogrosso joined NYC Transit in August 1983 as a subway car cleaner and became a train operator in January 1986.