Amtrak Train Crash in Washington State

NTSB confirms Metrolink train operator Robert Sanchez had been sending text messages prior to crash

Attorney Alert:  Washington Metro Commuter Train Accident kills 9, inures dozens.

Metrolink Lawyers In Los Angeles, California Train Accident Continue to Investigate Crash:  Traverse Legal's attorneys have received information that all signal lights were operating correctly and that the Veolia engineer Mr. Sanchez ran two red lights that should have warned him of the approaching Union Pacific freight train.

Our metrolink lawyers are investigating the Metrolink Train wreck on behalf of clients who have retained our firm to represent them in this accident.

Deadliest Train Wreck since 1999

Train collision near Los Angeles kills 11 - CNN
GLENDALE, California (CNN) -- A suicidal man will face murder charges after parking his vehicle on railroad tracks Wednesday, causing a commuter train collision that killed at least 11 people outside Los Angeles, officials said...  The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Juan Manuel Alvarez, got out of the Jeep Cherokee before impact and watched the collision, Adams said.

Aborted Suicide Try Causes Deadly Rail Crash - FoxNews
GLENDALE, Calif.  — The man whom authorities say caused the chain-reaction train derailment that killed 11 people could face murder charges for leaving his sport utility vehicle on a railroad track after apparently changing his mind about committing suicide. Nearly 200 were injured.

TRAGEDY ON THE RAILS - LA Times
Chain-Reaction Crash Kills 11.  A Compton man is held on suspicion of murder after he flees his vehicle on the tracks near the Glendale station. Four people remain missing...The crash, which involved three trains, was the deadliest on a railroad in the United States since 1999. It shattered the predawn stillness near Griffith Park with what witnesses described as the sound of scraping gravel followed by a sustained boom that shook the ground.