Train operators told KIRO 7′s Gary Horcher they are seeing riders using drugs and passing out on a daily basis.
KIRO 7 was told that the biggest problem they’re facing is those who smoke fentanyl, resulting in fumes in the train’s cab, as well as those who don’t pay the fare.The video that was sent to KIRO 7 was recorded early in the morning on May 2, at the Angle Lake station.
That video showed 18 people who appeared to be unconscious and slumped over or sprawled out on the train.KIRO 7 was told that the air on the trains is heated or cooled and recirculated, so anything that is smoked in the cars is carried to the cab where the operator controls the train.KIRO 7 reached out to Sound Transit about the video and the transit agency sent this statement that reads in part:
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