Vasquez, failed to follow multiple safety protocols. According to sources, he did not set the break before he got out of the car and sources also tell the throttle. It could have been a review or microphone cord. This was just yesterday. The driver, 51yearold david vasquez, 28 years on the t, got out of the train to check on a problem at braintree, which is when the trade continued on to four stations unmanned. Basque as been placed on administrative leave. We are learning that he failed to follow multiple safety protocols, including not setting the brakes before he got out, and tying a cord around the throttle. We checked into his driving record as well. End of 2000. Antoinette we expect to hear from governor baker on the investigation. You can watch the News Conference live at 1 00 p. M. On wcvb. Com hand on our mobile app. Also breaking this noon a driver house. Antoinette newscenter 5 s Reid Lamberty is live in north reading. Reid, was anyone hurt inside the house . Right now, repa
Announcer this is fox 25 news at 10 00. First at 10 00 this 41yearold army ranger from New Hampshire honored tonight after being killed during a training exercise. Good evening everyone im vanessa welch. And im ted daniel. Corporal Andrew Amesbury died in georgia. Our erica richer is live in dover, New Hampshire now she just spoke to the corporals father. Erica. Reporter when i rang charles amesburys door bell tonight he told me he was reluctant to come to the door because when the door bell rang yesterday he got that tragic news about his sons death. But he did come to the news then when he saw the microphone and camera he said he hesitated once again yet he agreed to sit down and talk with me about his son and he had only one good reason why. Andrew deserves to be remembered. Reporter and so as we sit at carl amesburys New Hampshire he shares his amesbury. He was humble he didnt draw attention to himself. He would probably hate this right now to be honest. Reporter but when you die a
Operator made several errors. Byron barnett is live with more on the man who should have been behind the controls. Byron reporter yeah. Well, from the beginning, officials have been saying that the investigation was focusing on operator error. With respect to that. Sources familiar with the investigation tell 7 news that the operator of the runaway train apparently, tied a cord around the throttle and failed to set the brake when he exited the train to override the signal. Now, these are some of the preliminary findings of that investigation into yesterday runaway train. A red line train takes off from braintree early thursday morning. Filled with passengers, but no conductor. The train pick up speed. It went from, like, five Miles Per Hour to, like, 30. It kept going and going and going. Reporter t workers noticed the problem within minutes. It had gone six miles and right around that time back in braintree, they were calling for help for that missing driver, 52yearold David Vasquez o
And im ted daniel. Corporal Andrew Amesbury died in georgia. Our erica richer is live in dover, New Hampshire now she just spoke to the corporals father. Erica. Reporter when i rang charles amesburys door bell tonight he told me he was reluctant to come to the door because when the door bell rang yesterday he got that tragic news about his sons death. But he did come to the news then when he saw the microphone and camera he said he hesitated once again yet he agreed to sit down and talk with me about his son and he had only one good reason why. Andrew deserves to be remembered. Reporter and so as we sit at carl amesburys dining room table in somersworth New Hampshire he shares his son with me Corporal Andrew amesbury. He was humble he didnt draw attention to himself. He would probably hate this right now to be honest. Reporter but when you die a hero at 21 years old, you deserve the limelight, stepped out of it tonight asking that we dont show his face so the focus can remain on his so