David vasquez did not attend the hearing scheduled today. Fox 25 first reported one of the alleged breached safety procedures that set the unmanned train in motion, a passenger gave us there photo of the trains cab and told us he saw a cord wrapped around the throttle, which controls the trains movements. Sources controls to the investigation said vasquez failed to engage the trains brake before he stepped off that train. Since last week, fox 25 has made several attempts to speak with mr. Vasquez. We have not received any response. We reached out today to the Carmens Union that represents them and all they would say is the process is ongoing and he should be afforded his due process. Mark tonight, there are new questions about what the public was told and whether, fox 25s Sharman Sachetti is also learning about how t police learned of the runway train, she continues our team coverage. New at 6 00 p. M. Weve learned Transit Police actually learned about the incidents from Braintree Poli
Straight ahead here on new england. Let get over to the Chris Lambert with a check of the forecast. Are you sure its december 12th. Taking a look at the temperatures 51 in boston. The average temperature is 30 degrees, youre 26 degrees above that. And take a look at the visibilities. The visibility is good. Theres been a little bit of patchy fog, but not as widespread nor as dense as the early one yesterday morning. Other than thin, highlevel clouds that are in the mix in. Upper 50s to near 60 degrees. Clouding up overnight tonight, that will push out of the changes that come here. Were close to 60 today, cooler and cloudier tomorrow, still above the average, but much cooler than we have been over the last few days, we will be stuck in the upper 40s to near chances on the sevenday forecast. More on that coming up. The latest this morning on the run away red line train, investigators focusing in on the trains driver. Sources tell 7 news that he tied a cord to hold the controls while he
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