Brandon Bostian could have been sentenced to life in prison if he had been found guilty. But the jury decided to acquit and he can now put the trial behind him. MWrightReports and MattPetrillo report
The jury found the former Amtrak engineer not guilty of eight counts of involuntary manslaughter, 244 counts of reckless endangerment, and one count of causing a catastrophe.
Prosecutors tried to convince the jury Bostian should be found guilty because he was going more than twice the speed limit around a sharp curve when his train flew off the tracks. Eyewitness News spoke to the lawyer who represented the victims during the civil suit. He says the trial was about accountability.
Celebrated chef Eli Kulp, who was left with a spinal injury in the derailment and is now a quadriplegic, says the verdict doesn’t change much for him.Russian Flag Returns To Ben Franklin Parkway After Someone Removed It Overnight, City SaysWith no comment, the jury rushed out of the Criminal Justice Center after deliberating the case for less than an hour and a half. But to some, their not guilty verdict was expected.
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