Universal Hub reports that the NTSB has suggested that Therese Edmonds might have crashed her Green Line trolley due to a "micro-sleep episode" triggered by job fatigue and undiagnosed sleep apnea, not, as was originally reported, the Doxylamine in her bloodstream. Adam Gaffin's headline says it all.
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On June 1st last year, the National Transportation Safety Board recreated last May's green line crash in order to gain more insight into what happened that fateful day. More than a year later, the board has released its report, which indicates that the car's driver ran through a properly functioning signal en route to the crash. While driver Terrese Edmonds' train did run a working signal, the crash was caused by hitting a train stopped at a malfunctioning signal. This broken signal had been stuck on red for some time; investigators found that broken track section connections were the cause of the perpetual stop sign.
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.
Effective May 18, 2009 (that's tomorrow), MBTA drivers cannot use a cellular phone or electronic device while on duty. If caught doing so, they will receive a 30-day suspension with recommendation for discharge (not white or lumpy, we hope). Just carrying a phone can result in a 10-day suspension on the first offense and a 30-day suspension with the requisite discharge recommendation on the second offense. The new policy is in part the result of a texting-caused crash that injured 49 people and resulted in the culpable driver being fired. The MBTA drivers' union is displeased with the new policy and has filed a protest. For now, T drivers, be warned: electronics are not part of your uniform. As though they once were?
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.
After Friday night's texting-caused crash and yesterday's investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, the Green Line is back in business at Government Center. As of this morning, trains were running as normal through the station.
Don't count on the Green Line to get you past (or to, depending on where you're coming from) Park Street today. Service is still suspended following yesterday's crash at Government Center on the Green Line, meaning you'll have to take all kinds of Orange Line detours (or walk "one block," which according to the MBTA is the exact distance from Government Center to Park Street, Haymarket, or State Street) to get where you're going. The crash site is closed for a National Transportation Safety Board investigation.
The Globe reports that the driver in today's Green Line crash at Government Center was texting while driving, or T operating. Texting, or at least cell phone use, was also blamed in last summer's Green Line crash on the D line that killed the driver.
Two MBTA trains collided at Boylston this morning. The "minor" accident (according to the MBTA) caused major transportation delays throughout the Green Line. Seven individuals on the cars that collided were taken to local hospitals, but no serious injuries have been reported. The trains were not derailed. Non-injured passengers got to walk through the subway tunnel to the Boylston station, which was shut down along with some surrounding stations. The MBTA alert advises that bus shuttle service is offered offered from Arlington to Government Center. This Bostonist, after a fun half hour stuck between Hynes and Copley, saw bus shuttles at Copley as well, but rejected them in favor of walking, which was probably a smart move. Anyone else have a nightmare commute this morning?
NECN reports that investigators will re-create last Wednesday's green line crash (minus the crash part) in Newton this afternoon. Officials have determined that the train that crashed into another train was going nearly 30 miles per hour faster than it should have been, and have verified that traffic signals in the area were in working order. The MBTA would like to find out what happened last Wednesday in order to determine the reasons for the crash and to prevent a similar tragedy in the future. The test will take about three hours, and the green line will be closed for it. Passengers will be bussed from Newton Highlands to Riverside during the test, and green line service is expected to return to normal for the Monday morning commute.
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