by ThirdRail7
The on again, off again charges against 188's engineer, Brandon Bostian are off again. The charges have been dismissed, once again.
Naturally, there will be another appeal....again.
https://6abc.com/charges-again-dismisse ... k/5413323/
Naturally, there will be another appeal....again.
https://6abc.com/charges-again-dismisse ... k/5413323/
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Criminal charges have once again been dismissed against the engineer at the controls of an Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia in 2015, leaving eight people dead.
Brandon Bostian had been charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment.
The charges were dismissed during a status hearing with Judge Barbara A. McDermott on Tuesday morning. A trial had been scheduled to start in September.
A defense lawyer argued Tuesday that any mistakes made by Brandon Bostian do not amount to a crime, and the judge agreed, the AP reports.
"We don't lock up doctors when they commit malpractice and they make a mistake," defense lawyer Brian McMonagle told The Associated Press. The judge "did the right thing."
Attorney Thomas R. Kline, who represents two of the families, hopes for the decision to be overturned on appeal.
I want my road foreman!