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Boston Trolley Operator Charged for Texting Crash

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A subway trolley operator in Boston has been charged with gross negligence following a collision in May. Aiden Quinn, 24, admitted to investigators he was texting seconds before the collision, according to CNN. A news release from the office of District Attorney Daniel Conley said, “as Quinn was texting, he ran through yellow and red warning lights at about 25 mph within the subway tunnel. Quinn’s train then struck the two-car train ahead of him, which was stopped at another red light and had its brake lights on.” Sixty-two people were injured in the crash, which caused an estimated $9 million in damages. If convicted of the charges, Quinn could face a criminal sentence of up to three years in a Massachusetts prison and fined up to $5,000...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on July 09, 2009 (boomark / email).