Lawyer: Engineer has 'absolutely no recollection' of Amtrak crash - wtkr.com
(CNN) — What was Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian doing and thinking when his speeding train careened off the rails in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people and sending over 200 more to the hospital. That’s what Bostian’s lawyer told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Thursday, saying his client “has absolutely no recollection whatsoever of the events” after losing consciousness in the crash Tuesday night. “He remembers coming into the curve (and) attempting to reduce speed,” the attorney, Robert Goggin, said. “… The last thing he recalls is coming to, looking for his bag, getting his cell phone, turning it on and calling 911. ”. Initial data show the train barreled into a curve at about 106 mph before it derailed, National Transportation Safety Board... That’s more than twice the 50-mph speed limit for the curve, and above the 80-mph limit immediately before it. Investigators haven’t determined why the train was going so fast, whether it was due to human or mechanical error. The engineer can’t recall engaging the emergency brake, even though Sumwalt has said he did so “just moments” before the train derailed. A police official said that authorities have since tried to talk to Bostian, but he refused and left with a lawyer. The law enforcement official said police were seeking to look at Bostian’s phone records, but Goggin insisted his. Source: wtkr.com
