106 Miles Per Hour entering its sometimes dangerous frankford curve on the night of may 12t 12th, 2015. The train derailed killing eight people and injuring more than one hi 50 others. Amtrak paid out more than a quarter billion dollars in civil judgments. But the Philadelphia District Attorneys Office declined to file criminal charges. Citing a lack of evidence. Legal maneuvering by attorneys representing the family of a crash victim led to the state attorney general making the case. But it was never a slam dunk. Federal crash investigators ruled bostian was neither high nor drunk nor playing with his mobile phone at the time of the crash. They believe he may have been distracted by reports of vandals throwing rocks at septa trains nearby. I brought this map back from the federal crash report in washington in may have last year. Bostian at the train going 106 in a 50 miles an hour zone. Approaching that curve. But if he thought he was farther along the tracks, i dont know the curve as
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
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Rain, winds, even some hail. These storms did mean business. We talked about it, there were people shoveling about an inch deep of hail in the poconos, roofs blown off some buildings, north of the sit my the Lehigh Valley. It brought a big change, we feel it already. Back to typical february stuff. We were spoiled by the warm weather, if you liked. That will we have a shot at 70 degrees once again this week before we see another shift in our pattern. But today, kind of typical for the end of february temperatures back down to the 40s. Little cold though this morning. At least compared to what it has been. Thirtyeight at the airport in philadelphia, we have the northwest wind at 16 so win chill values, 29 degrees, wild, talk about windchills for this time of year. Thirtyfive the actual temperature in the Lehigh Valley, 26 mount pocono, thats good news for the ski resorts, start cranking out some snow the next couple of nights, fill up the base again, mid 30s in the suburbs, quakertown,
Senator jay walden to be recognized by President Trump to be the head of the securities and Exchange Commission. This is two hours and 25 minutes. The meeting will come to order. This morning we will hear testimony of jay clayton be the head of the securities and Exchange Commission. He has extensive experience in the markets as a highly decorated securities trader. He has helped to inkrecrease th ability of those to invest in the united states. One area na mr. Clayton has said that he will focus on is market formation. The access is the lifeblood of the economy. The jobs act helped to revitalize the primary markets in congress and the s. E. C. Should continue to find ways to help companies to go public to allow the investors the share in their success. Recently, this committee marked up several bipartisan securities bills, and we encourage you, mr. Clayton, if confirmed to help others identify securities area, which could use legislative improvement. The s. E. C. Has a important three