15-year-old NYC boy dies subway surfing in Manhattan; ‘Bright, smart, caring individual,’ recounts his mom

Key Facts

• A 15-year-old boy who died riding atop a Manhattan subway train was autistic and never would have done something so dangerous if others hadn’t dared him, his grieving mother said Friday.
• “It’s not something he would do on his own,” said Y’Vonda Maxwell, 53.
• “He was a kid on the spectrum.
• Ka’Von Wooden was killed riding the roof of the J train when he fell and made contact with the 3rd rail as it entered Delancey/Essex Street station on Dec. 1, 2022.

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