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Re: Judge Orders Charges Brought Against Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian
Author: Espee2472
Date: 05-12-2017 - 12:23
Ferry Wrote:
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> 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:
political grand standing at it's finest, this should be fun
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> 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:
political grand standing at it's finest, this should be fun
