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07-08-2009, 04:10 PM
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Trolley Driver Accused Of Texting Indicted
Trolley Driver Accused Of Texting Indicted
62 People Injured In May's Green Line Crash BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Green Line operator who was at the controls of a trolley that rear-ended another trolley, injuring more than 60 people, has been indicted by a Suffolk County grand jury. Two months after the May 8 collision in the tunnels beneath downtown Boston, a Suffolk County Special grand jury returned an indictment charging Aiden Quinn, of Attleboro, with gross negligence by a person in control of a train, a crime punishable by up to three years in state prison or a fine of up to $5,000. The investigation included sworn testimony from more than a dozen witnesses, phone records and other documentary evidence establishing that Quinn was typing a text message on his Motorola cellular phone while operating Green Line car No. 3612, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. That car was leading an attached car and traveling southwest away from Government Center and toward Park Street station shortly after 7 p.m., Conley said. Prosecutors allege that Quinn failed to observe the track ahead of him for a distance of almost 600 feet while he was typing the text message. As Quinn was texting, he ran through yellow and red warning lights at about 25 mph within the subway tunnel, Conley said. 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, Conley said.The collision knocked the stationary cars about 36 feet down the track and caused more than $9 million in damages.A total of 62 passengers on both trains received medical attention after the crash, with 49 transported by ambulance from the scene.
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07-08-2009, 04:22 PM
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That guy picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue.
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07-08-2009, 04:26 PM
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Throw the book at him. . .
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07-08-2009, 04:30 PM
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Why throw the book at him? I feel bad for the guy, he made a mistake. I'm sure you have broken rules at work at some point. I hope they go easy on him.
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07-08-2009, 04:47 PM
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07-08-2009, 04:55 PM
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07-08-2009, 05:24 PM
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07-08-2009, 06:27 PM
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I know if I'm comming down the line, I dont want someone not paying any attention meeting me somewhere. If you'd like to text, wait untill your held at a red block for 3 hours
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07-09-2009, 02:11 PM
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I understand what he did, and he should be punished not saying he shouldn't. But to say throw the book at him for a mistake i do not feel is right. Punish the guy, and yes he hurt innocent people but lets not ruin his life. Let him get a second chance.
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07-09-2009, 03:40 PM
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A mistake??...as in "Nobody told me I couldn't text while operating a train/trolley." It's more likely a case where the operator made the conscious choice to violate the law with the hopes that he wouldn't get caught.
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