Metrolink train crash: NTSB releases preliminary findings - 89.3 KPCC
National Transportation Safety Board investigators released preliminary findings of Tuesday's crash between a Metrolink commuter train and a pickup truck in Oxnard. The Ventura County District Attorney said no charges will be filed against the pickup truck driver "at this time" as the investigation is ongoing. Update: 6:20 p. m. NTSB releases preliminary findings from Metrolink crash A camera aboard a Metrolink train that collided with a pickup truck in Oxnard on Tuesday shows the truck "straddling" the tracks with its headlights and emergency flashers... Robert Sumwalt of the NTSB told a news briefing in Oxnard on Thursday that at the time of the impact the train was being operated by a 31-year-old student engineer under the supervision of a veteran Metrolink engineer. As the train approached the truck, Sumwalt said, the passenger-side wheels of the Ford F-450 were inside the rails and the driver-side wheels were outside. The train's horn sounded 12 seconds before impact The throttle position of the train was moved to idle 11 secs prior to impact The train's emergency brakes were applied 8 seconds before impact At the time the emergency brakes were applied, the... Source: www.scpr.org
