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Engineer In Deadly 2015 Amtrak Derailment Won't Face Criminal Charges
Author: Bobby
Date: 05-10-2017 - 09:37
Prosecutors announced Tuesday they will not level criminal charges at Brandon Bostian, the
engineer involved in the 2015 Amtrak derailment that killed eight people and injured
some 200 others in Philadelphia.
"The evidence indicates that the derailment was caused by the engineer operating the train
far in excess of the speed limit," the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said in a
statement. "However, we cannot conclude that the evidence rises to the high level necessary
to charge the engineer or anyone else with a criminal offense."
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded in August 2016 that Bostian likely caused
the derailment, which occurred as the engineer accelerated into a curve rather than braking.
The New York-bound Amtrak 188 entered the curve going more than double the speed limit, flinging multiple train cars free from the tracks and tearing up some of the railway's I-beams.
engineer involved in the 2015 Amtrak derailment that killed eight people and injured
some 200 others in Philadelphia.
"The evidence indicates that the derailment was caused by the engineer operating the train
far in excess of the speed limit," the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said in a
statement. "However, we cannot conclude that the evidence rises to the high level necessary
to charge the engineer or anyone else with a criminal offense."
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded in August 2016 that Bostian likely caused
the derailment, which occurred as the engineer accelerated into a curve rather than braking.
The New York-bound Amtrak 188 entered the curve going more than double the speed limit, flinging multiple train cars free from the tracks and tearing up some of the railway's I-beams.
Engineer In Deadly 2015 Amtrak Derailment Won't Face Criminal Charges