43 year old Darius McCollum was first arrested in 1981 when he steered a subway car laden with passengers to the World Trade Center. This June, he was arrested for the 23rd time for being in a secure area of the Columbus Circle subway station in Manhattan while wearing clothing resembling that of a transit worker’s uniform. Today’s ABC News describes McCollum as having a “transportation fixation” and asked “Can Stealing Buses, Trains Be a Sickness?” It was only when McCollum was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome in 2002 that his mother, Elizabeth, understood what might be going on. Supporters …read more

43 year old Darius McCollum was arrested Saturday for the 23rd time for being in a secure area of the Columbus Circle subway station in Manhattan while wearing clothing that resembles that of a transit worker’s uniform. According to WCBS news radio, “Sympathizers claim McCollum’s nocturnal infiltrations stem from Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism typically reflected in obsessive behavior.” McCollum was first arrested in 1981 when he took control of a subway laden with passengers and steered it to the World Trade Center:
Hardly just a youthful prank, it was the first of many forbidden rides. By the mid-1990s, frustrated …read more