Overview

• Jackson recalled getting his foot caught in the doors of a Manhattan A train in December 1988 and being dragged down the platform
• As the train sped toward a dark tunnel, he feared for his life and worried he would miss Christmas and his birthday
• A fellow passenger on crutches pulled the emergency cord to slow the train and prevent him from being pulled into the tunnel
• The incident tore his ACL and meniscus, forcing him onto crutches for 10 months and into more than a year of physical rehabilitation
• He later sued the New York Transit Authority and received a $540,000 settlement and said he did not experience a life-flashing moment or gain existential insight