Overview

• Jackson described how a December 1988 ride on the A train turned near-fatal when the doors closed on his foot and the train began to move.
• As he was dragged toward the tunnel, he said his only thought was about missing Christmas and his birthday.
• A passenger on crutches managed to pull the emergency cord, bringing the train to a halt and sparing his life.
• The accident tore his ACL and meniscus, forcing him into crutches for ten months and more than a year of rehabilitation.
• On Paloma Faith’s Mad Sad Bad podcast he said he did not have the typical "life passing before your eyes" experience during the incident.