50-Year-Old Grandfather Killed After Being Dragged by Train When Dog Leash Becomes Caught in Doors

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A man in Vienna, Virginia, died Wednesday after his dog leash became stuck between the closing doors of a metro train.

Family membersidentified him to FOX 5as 50-year-old Harold Riley.

His daughter, Olivia Stark, told the outlet that he is a grandfather of four and leaves behind another daughter.

“My father loved his grand children and his dog more than anything and he was such an amazing ‘PanPaw,’ " she added in the description of aGoFundMe campaigncreated “to raise money to be able to have a nice service and have him cremated.”

As of Thursday evening, the campaign has raised over $1,500 of its $3,000 goal.

While Metro Transit Police said intheir initial reporting of the incidentthat the dog did “not appear to be a service animal,” Stark told FOX 5 that the dog, named Daisy, is a service dog and was wearing a service vest during the train ride.

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They added that video taken from the train station shows that the incident occurred approximately 450 feet from the operator cab as Riley stepped onto the platform and became separated from Daisy after doors closed and Daisy’s leash was stuck in between.

Two of those individuals were injured and required medical attention.

source: people.com