Metrolink Denies Liability in Death of Man, 20, Hit by Train in El Monte

Metrolink Denies Liability in Death of Man, 20, Hit by Train in El Monte

Metrolink has responded to a negligence/wrongful death lawsuit, denying any liability in the death of the plaintiff’s son and saying the decedent assumed the risk when he was hit by a train. Armando Barrios Flores was the father of Armando Adan Gonzalez, who was killed when he was struck by a Metrolink train in El Monte on May 26, 2024. Flores alleges the agency knew pedestrians often walked on the concrete pads next to the tracks as his son did…