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Engineer in deadly Philadelphia Amtrak crash could still be charged
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Fri May 12, 2017 | 12:02pm EDT
Engineer in deadly Philadelphia Amtrak crash could still be charged
The engineer in a deadly 2015 Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia could be charged by the Pennsylvania attorney general as soon as Friday even though local prosecutors had cleared him of criminal wrongdoing earlier in the week.
A Philadelphia municipal court judge ordered the charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment against former Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian to be revived on Thursday.
The ruling came two days after the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said it did not have enough evidence to charge Bostian and closed the case.
The district attorney's office said evidence indicated the derailment was caused by the engineer operating the train far in excess of the speed limit, but it found no evidence that he acted with criminal intent.
To avoid a conflict of interest, prosecutors referred the case against Bostian to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office.
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Engineer in deadly Philadelphia Amtrak crash could still be charged
The engineer in a deadly 2015 Amtrak train crash in Philadelphia could be charged by the Pennsylvania attorney general as soon as Friday even though local prosecutors had cleared him of criminal wrongdoing earlier in the week.
A Philadelphia municipal court judge ordered the charges of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment against former Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian to be revived on Thursday.
The ruling came two days after the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said it did not have enough evidence to charge Bostian and closed the case.
The district attorney's office said evidence indicated the derailment was caused by the engineer operating the train far in excess of the speed limit, but it found no evidence that he acted with criminal intent.
To avoid a conflict of interest, prosecutors referred the case against Bostian to Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro's office.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-train-derailment-idUSKBN18829W
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