Reporter chris, as we first reported at Philadelphia District attorney Seth Williams told me that he is closely monitoring all findings and developments in this crash, eyeing a potential criminal investigation that could be in the future. If he deemed it appropriate. Meanwhile ntsb speaking here just within the the last few minutes saying that the train was traveling, more than twice the speed limit. The speed limit is 50. The train doing much more than that. Robert sumalt, who is a board member, made that revelation at the press conference here and heres some of what he had to say. The engineer applied fully mergecy brake application. Maximum authorized speed through this curve was 50 Miles Per Hour. When the engineer induced brake application was applied the train was traveling at approximately 106 Miles Per Hour. Reporter now as of this moment the ntsb is not prepared to say why the train was traveling so fast, they also declined to provide any biographical information on the engine
The train was traveling at approximately 106 Miles Per Hour hour. Once you hit this curve the train is supposed to be slowed down to 50 Miles Per Hour. Investigators confirm amtrak 188 was going twice the speed limit when it left the rails. But the why is still unanswered. Ton night crews are still on the scenery moving the wreckage from the crash site in Port Richmond. A live look now from chopper three at that scene only two cars remain on the tracks following last nights violent derailment. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im chris may. This has been a day and night of dramatic developments in the amtrak tragedy. Officials work to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. The latest at 11 00 oclock Eyewitness News has learned the train engineer is Brandon Bostian. The ntsb has not questioned him yet. But Philadelphia Police have. Federal investigators say that his train was traveling 10 sick miles an hour in a 50 miles an hour zone just before it went off the rails tuesday night. Al
A live look now from chopper three at that scene only two cars remain on the tracks following last nights violent derailment. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im chris may. This has been a day and night of dramatic developments in the amtrak tragedy. Officials work to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. The latest at 11 00 oclock Eyewitness News has learned the train engineer is Brandon Bostian. The ntsb has not questioned him yet. But Philadelphia Police have. Federal investigators say that his train was traveling 10 sick miles an hour in a 50 miles an hour zone just before it went off the rails tuesday night. Also tonight tributes are being paid to the seven lives that were lost in that crash. We have reporters working all angles of this still developing story. Weve got live team three coverage of the crash investigation, and the latest on the victims. Our coverage begins life at the scene with reporter diana rocco and the late developments from their tonight. Diana . Reporter