The scene may 12th, 2015. First two victims he found were dead, body parts strewn about the wreckage. First car in longer recognizable train, riding in that car was blair ber man, woman on your left, she blacked out and was eject. She eventually regain consciousness and had a crushed heel bone and broken arm. Shes wearing, seen in the for eground in this photo introduced in to evidence. Two people away from her Brandon Bostian the train engineer on his phone, Municipal Court judge mid afternoon dismissed negligence charges against bostian, prosecutors had asserted he was responsible for death of eight people. Today there was justice. Brandon bostian is a good man. His heart breaks for the loss of life in this case and the tragedy that occurred. Reporter story of how charges were filed is a complex narrative, philadelphia d. A. s office turned down the case citing a lack of evidence. Eventually the attorney general filed charges, picking up the case hours before the statute of limitatio
But hesen innocent of any criminal charges. Now the scene of the derailment was a massive scene in which you had firefighters, crime scene technicians and bomb technicians thatten went to examine parts and pieces of the train. At one point today an officer with the Police Department testified hes with the bomb squad and went into the compartment and he says he saw bostians knapsack anden went through it and found a tablet like an ipad or some or device there. When he was done examining that, he put it back in the bag and then left. Later pictures were shown of that bag being ransacked and to this day the tablet has yet to have been found. Thats the latest on this. The judge ruling this an accident, not a crime. Deanna durante, nbc 10 news. Well keep updating you on this story. At 5 00 our legal expert will explain what todays decision means for the future of the amtrak case. Hurricane irma still being felt in the south. People are assessing the damage caused by the storm. Search and re
Unrestrained. Five officers face internal disciplinary trials set to begin next month. We learn nor about a College Student and promising athlete found dead outside of his college dormitory. Walter perez is live with the investigation. Reporter an autopsy is scheduled tomorrow and toxicology tests are pending still a lot of questions surrounding the death of a promising student athlete. Funeral arrangements are made for 19yearold Mccray Williams a talented lacrosse player playing for lafayette college. We lost a player at lafayette but the facts are not out yet. But that williams death was the end of a chain of events that ended with a medical emergency. They were called to the dormitory where they found williams unconscious and pronounced dead three hours later at Lehigh Valley hospital with his parents nearby. They released a statement. Losing a student is a heart breaking start to the year and that the support of the community will be help to all during this very sad time. We spoke
Student at Lafayette College. The 19yearold lacrosse recruit was found dead in his dorm room in the lehigh valley. Friends are left looking for answers. Nbc10s matt delucia joins us live in the digital operations center. An autopsy is being performed today . Reporter right. And Lafayette College still just getting into the fall semester, now dealing with the grief and loss of one of its new students. Last night, a large crowd of students there gathered in front of the Student Center on the quad to remember 19yearold Mccray Williams, a freshman lacrosse recruit. He had also been a standout athlete at a boarding school in the boston area. The headmaster of the school in the letter to students said williams died after suffering a severe head injury in a fall. The lehigh coroner found no signs of obvious injury and said williams did not have suicidal tendencies or any known health problems. Right now the college is cooperating with investigators. Clollege campus this time of year is full o
Know what to expect. And a courtroom shocker. The case against amtrak engineers toed out. Were obviously elated. It was by definition reckle recklessness. Any comment today . Victims are stunned. Now, fox 29 news at 10 00. An accident not a crime. The decision from a judge for Brandon Bostian the man at the control when amtrak train 188 careened off the tracks in 2015. Thanks for joining us tonight at 10 00. Im iain page. Im lucy noland. That crash killed eight people, injured more than 150 others. Fox 29s Dave Schratwieser live at 30th street station, and the victims that youve talked with are not at all happy, dave. Reporter no, lucy, theyre not happy at all the lawyer for bostian says hes elate the and relieved that the judge decided to dismiss this case. But the legal battle is far from over. Tonight, one crash victim told us, hes disturbed by the judges decision. Im disgusted by what happened today. Reporter amtrak 188 crash victim lenny nobodies didnt try to hide his disappointme