So in the articles it reports him traveling from east to west. A north bound train had just left the station so the incident seems like it's one where the north bound train is clear so you believe it's safe to go but the southbound train is still on coming.
Locking gates or arms on the pedestrian crossing would help prevent this. The other thing I have seen drivers do is that the departing train doesn't vacate the crossing until the incoming train is clear but that is tough to coordinate and would slow service.
From a station design standpoint a station like Shawneessy where the station is twice as long and has a crossing between the two sides in the middle so the trains are stopped before the pedestrian crossing. That amount of space though isn't practical at existing stops.
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