tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post8653260184624065553..comments2024-02-24T18:44:39.324-08:00Comments on Trials & Tribulations: Confirmed: Metrolink Engineer Was Texting Before Fatal CrashSprockethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03837416113512618694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-64330554025569098592008-09-20T14:46:00.000-07:002008-09-20T14:46:00.000-07:00I am married to a transportation engineer, and I w...I am married to a transportation engineer, and I worked as an insurance defense attorney for about a decade in truck/train/bus/misc. accident cases. Both of us are absolutely dumbstruck at the foolishness of a train engineer texting away, ignoring red signal lights, as the train goes barreling down the track. The new PUC prohibitions are a good start, but this needs to be a serious criminal offense like DUI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6757696342634699253.post-59313613667551672902008-09-19T11:58:00.000-07:002008-09-19T11:58:00.000-07:00Hey Sprocket - thanks for the 'tour' of the train ...Hey Sprocket - thanks for the 'tour' of the train crash site - I know EXACTLY where that happened, as my parents used to live in Northridge, right off of Devonshire and Reseda... so am familiar with the area. Also I heard of another Metrolink train hitting a bus this morning near downtown L.A.... geez....<BR/><BR/>NinerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com