5 Metro-North Workers in Crash Showed Drug Traces, U.S. Says
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Tests on five employees involved in the fatal crash of a commuter train in Mount Vernon last month - the engineer, three tower operators and the dispatcher in Manhattan - showed traces of drugs after the accident, the Federal Railroad Administration said today. Tests on five employees involved in the fatal crash of a commuter train in Mount Vernon last month - the engineer, three tower operators and the dispatcher in Manhattan - showed traces of drugs after the accident, the Federal Railroad Administration said today. The agency said laboratory tests had found traces of marijuana in blood and urine samples from the engineer, Raymond C. Hunter, who died in the crash, and traces of morphine and codeine in the samples from the dispatcher. Samples from two of the three tower operators showed traces of an amphetamine. The third operator’s sample showed marijuana. The operators have been absolved of responsibility for the accident, but a spokesman for the Metro-North Commuter Railroad said they and the dispatcher faced disciplinary action for showing traces of drugs when tested. More : query.nytimes.com |