Text messaging to blame for deadly train crash
Metrolink officials Saturday put the blame squarely on the engineer of the train for the deadly crash that has claimed at least 25 lives. They say he ran a red light. But a group of local teenage train enthusiasts who knew the engineer well, doubt that he was to blame.
They called their friend professional and caring and said he helped them learn about trains and being an engineer. They said he would “never” have been reckless or unprofessional or run a red light.
But one minute before the deadliest crash in Metrolink history, one teen said he received a text message on his cell phone from the engineer, whom the teens identified as Robert Sanchez. The text was brief, “Just two lines”, reported KCAL 9 and CBS 2 reporter Kristine Lazar, exclusively.
The text apparently told the teen and his friends where Sanchez would be meeting another passenger train. Shortly after, and possibly while still using his phone to send text messages, the train crashed. More.
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