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Trolley driver Aiden Quinn pleaded guilty on Wednesday to gross negligence by a person in control of a common Carrier and received a sentence of two years probation and 100 hours of community service. more ›

-- A cab driver from Waltham allegedly refused to let a female passenger out of a cab Saturday morning and is now charged with kidnapping, operating to endanger and failure to stop for a police officer. The passenger called 911 and said "Please help me. I am in a taxi that will not let me out of the taxi in Quincy." The driver, Osei Kwame, said the passengers, one managed to exit the cab before driving off with the female passenger, refused to pay the fare. The driver was arraigned at Quincy District Court and released on $750 bail. [WCVB] more ›

The National Transportation Safety Board released a docket of evidence being used to investigate the May 8, 2009 Green Line trolley crash near the Government Center station. The final report is still months away. Immediately after the crash, people were reportedly "in a panic state." The docket includes interviews with Jimmy Zhu and Charles A. Hanna, two operators working on the attached, two-trolley set at the time of the crash. The NTSB didn't interview Aiden Quinn, the operator who allegedly caused the accident by texting while driving the trolley. Quinn pleaded not guilty to gross negligence by a person in control of a train and faces up to three years in prison. The public docket. [Globe]
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The driver responsible for the May 8 Green Line crash will face criminal charges, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney's office. Aiden Quinn, the 24-year-old who reportedly admitted to texting his girlfriend while crashing his trolley, was indicted under the charge of gross negligence by a person in control of a train. If convicted, Quinn could face up to three years of jail time. more ›

-- A man was stabbed this afternoon at St. Francis House homeless shelter in downtown Boston. The victim suffered multiple wounds, and police were able to subdue and arrest a knife-wielding suspect. [Globe] more ›

Would causing an accident that injured 49 people be reason enough for you to be let go from your job? The MBTA decided that last Friday's Green Line crash was bad enough to fire the operator, who admitted that he had been texting just before the crash. The T union has filed a grievance to protest the cell phone ban issued in the aftermath of the crash. more ›