Pictures over the devastation. Tragic but not criminal. Why a judge threw out case of the engineer behind the deadly amtrak derailment. The decision caught many victims off guard. Im it was more likely than not an is accident. Alexandria hoff is at 30th street station tonight with reaction to the judges decision. Alex . Reporter well, ukee, on the stand a Philadelphia Police officer described that amtrak crash scene as train cars crushed like tin cans and body parts strewn across the wreckage. Gruesome and devastating, of course, criminal, no. According to a judge. It was a case dismissed by the Philadelphia District Attorneys Office then picked up by the Pennsylvania Attorney general hours before the statute of limitations was set to expire. Charging Brandon Bostian train 188 engineer with criminal negligence, charges that a Municipal Court judge now dismissed hes not going make statements may 12th, 2015, bostian suddenly propelled amtrak train 188 to 106 Miles Per Hour in a set of cu
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
Joining us ben shapiro is a they have separated the campus and the city of berkley itself and theres been three arrests. Hannah benjamin was arrested for carrying a weapon. And sarah rourk was arrested for carrying a banned weapon. We are outside with more on the protests. Reporter hey, guys, in fact, just a few minutes ago, a few seconds ago, the students started to march through the streets and saying, this is our university. They have appeared to have come from the Student Union where they had been shouting at the protesters in the street, shouting with them, actually, in support. These protesters, hundreds of them here on bancroft avenue, speaking out against the appearance of ben shapiro, conservative commentator. We have been here for hours and so have the protesters. This protest has been very loud a times. But, it has been largely peaceful. The exception of a few arrests for people who brought banned items in to the event. The police presence, i have to tell you guys has been u
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