Latest info on the Glendale Accident

[rarkow]

Here is the latest info about the Glendale accident, courtesy of the Transit Coalition.....

"185 of the 186 wrongful death and injury lawsuits against Metrolink in connection with the 2005 Glendale tragedy have been settled for a total of $39 million. The accident was caused by a man who deliberately placed his jeep on the tracks and set it on fire before a train collided with it. He was found guilty of 11 counts of first degree murder and sentenced to life without parole in 2008. Some Metrolink watchers have opined that possible future fare hikes and service cuts are related to costs associated with recent Metrolink accidents such as the Glendale wreck. To put the settlement into perspective, $39 million is 23 percent of Metro link’s $169.8 million operating budget."

According to some stories in the media, attorneys have claimed that the Metrolink engineer failed to activate his emergency brakes in time to prevent the accident.

I suspect that we will never get the truth.

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