Woman Accused Of Shoving Red Line Rider Onto CTA Tracks

CHICAGO, IL — A South Side woman is accused of becoming so angry and frustrated over not being able to access money owed her that she allegedly pushed a fellow Red Line rider onto CTA train tracks on the North Side Friday morning. Wilma Maxey, 57, of the Calumet Heights neighborhood, was charged with first-degree attempted murder in the incident in Rogers Park and ordered held without bail, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

According to Cook County prosecutors, Maxey reached her boiling point over the money at about 6:45 a.m. March 2 as she exited the train at the Red Line stop at 1358 W. Morse Ave. That's when Maxey allegedly shoved a 66-year-old woman she didn't know onto the tracks.

The woman lost consciousness when her head hit the tracks, and another rider helped the victim before calling police. Officers arrived at the platform to find Maxey still on the bench she had sat on after allegedly pushing the stranger.

Prosecutors allege that Maxey was in a bad mood over the money and "wanted to kill someone," according to ABC Chicago.

The victim was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, the report stated. She suffered from a skull fracture, an injured jaw and brain contusions that led to bleeding, the report added.

According to the Sun-Times, Maxey, whose next court date is March 9, also was given a healthcare order so she can be treated for a mental condition that entitles her to Social Security disability payments.

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Wilma Maxey, 57 (Photo via Cook County Sheriff's Office)