Mount Pleasant settles lawsuit over fatal Valhalla train crash for $3M
The SUV's driver and five train passengers were killed at the Commerce Street crossing in 2015.
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Mount Pleasant has settled a lawsuit connected to a fatal crash between a Metro-North train and an SUV in Valhalla.
Court documents say the town will pay more than $3 million.
The SUV's driver and five train passengers were killed at the Commerce Street crossing in 2015.
Defendants sued the town for negligence in the intersection's design and other issues.
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The town supervisor says Mount Pleasant was not held responsible for anything, and the town's insurer paid the claim to spare taxpayers.
A Westchester jury found Metro-North primarily responsible for the crash.
The railroad is appealing that verdict.
The National Transportation Safety Board found fault in the SUV driver's actions and a design flaw in the track's third rail.
