Secaucus, New Jersey (CNN) Victor Ortiz, a 16-year-veteran with the New Jersey Transit Police, had worked the overnight shift. He was ready to clock out and start a Caribbean vacation when what started as a small incident ballooned into a terrifying and life-changing event. "People always ask me or say, 'You're crazy, would you do that again?' The scenario haunting Ortiz: a split-second decision to save the life of a suicidal man clinging to the tracks, refusing to budge as an express train barreled toward them. A 56-year-old man had been on a New Jersey commuter train, and he and the conductor got into an argument, police said.

Source: CNN September 23, 2016 13:30 UTC