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Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian
Author: Ferry
Date: 05-12-2017 - 07:42

Two days after prosecutors announced they would not bring criminal charges against an Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 derailment, a Philadelphia judge has ordered his arrest.

Municipal Court Judge Marsha Neifield on Thursday ordered the arrest of engineer Brandon Bostian on charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment.

Bostian was at the controls of an Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia in 2015, killing eight people and injuring about 200 others. NPR's Colin Dwyer reported for the Two-Way Blog that the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced in a statement on Tuesday:

"The evidence indicates that the derailment was caused by the engineer operating the train far in excess of the speed limit. However, we cannot conclude that the evidence rises to the high level necessary to charge the engineer or anyone else with a criminal offense."
Following the announcement, attorneys representing the family of one of those killed in the accident brought a private citizen criminal complaint against Bostian. The Associated Press reports that following the judge's decision:

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  Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian Ferry 05-12-2017 - 07:42
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian Shortline Sammie 05-12-2017 - 08:31
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian Bill Root 05-12-2017 - 09:50
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian Bud 05-12-2017 - 12:07
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian Espee2472 05-12-2017 - 12:23
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian BOB2 05-12-2017 - 14:02
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian J 05-12-2017 - 16:05
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian N9949Y 05-12-2017 - 20:20
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian mook 05-12-2017 - 20:31
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian Mike Davis 05-12-2017 - 22:52
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian Espee2472 05-13-2017 - 00:01
  Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian Kenn 05-15-2017 - 09:06
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And, you're spewing lies, too. BOB2 05-15-2017 - 13:09
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And, you're spewing lies, too. Shortline Sammie 05-15-2017 - 16:40
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And, you're spewing lies, too. Nudge 05-15-2017 - 17:33
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And, you're spewing lies, too. Catol L Voss 05-15-2017 - 17:47
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And, you're spewing lies, too. Edward 05-15-2017 - 17:55
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And, you're spewing lies, too. Dr Zarkoff 05-15-2017 - 18:46
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And, you're spewing lies, too. George Andrews 05-15-2017 - 20:07
  Re: An eye for an eye......? Tom H 05-16-2017 - 07:19
  Re: An eye for an eye......? Espee2472 05-16-2017 - 08:02
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And more BS from someone who's "perfect" BOB2 05-16-2017 - 08:31
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And more BS from someone who's "perfect" Nudge 05-16-2017 - 17:59
  Re: An eye for an eye......? And more BS from someone who's "perfect" BOB R 05-17-2017 - 18:58
  Re: An eye for an eye......? Bud 05-16-2017 - 19:34
  Re: An eye for an eye......? Tom H 05-17-2017 - 06:32
  Re: An eye for an eye......? No, I just called you on your BS..... BOB2 05-17-2017 - 07:21
  Re: An eye for an eye......? No, I just called you on your BS..... Dr Zarkoff 05-17-2017 - 17:32


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