The Amtrak engineer at the helm of the crashed train has refused to talk to police or to provide a statement to authorities. The Associated Press reports, burying the lede in the final paragraph of the newswire’s story:
“The Amtrak engineer at the train’s control refused to talk to police Wednesday and declined to provide a statement to authorities.”
Meanwhile, the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed the train was traveling over 100 miles per hour “prior” to the crash.
“NTSB confirms preliminary data shows #Amtrak train speed exceeded 100 mph prior to derailment. Further calibrations are being conducted,” NTSB wrote on Twitter.
NTSB confirms preliminary data shows #Amtrak train speed exceeded 100 mph prior to derailment. Further calibrations are being conducted.
— NTSB (@NTSB) May 13, 2015
