THE 24-YR.-OLD MAN WHO PILOTED A BOSTON SUBWAY TROLLEY into the rear end of a stopped train was arraigned today (Monday) in Suffolk Superior Court. Firegeezer reported on the crash in May HERE.
After pleading “not guilty” to a charge of gross negligence by a person in control of a train, Aiden Quinn was released on a personal recognizance bond. The Associated Press reports:
Assistant District Attorney Paul Treseler said Quinn’s cell phone records show he attempted to make a call, then typed a text message on his cell phone in the seconds before Quinn’s Green Line trolley crashed into the rear of another trolley beneath Government Center.
Treseler said Quinn told authorities after the May 8 crash that he had been typing a text message to his girlfriend and did not see a yellow light or a red light that he went through without stopping. Quinn applied the trolley’s emergency break about eight feet before striking the trolley in front of him, Treseler said.
WPRI-TV Ch. 12 has this video report on today’s appearance:
Quinn has previously admitted to authorities that he was attempting to send a text message when the accident occurred. The crash injured 62 people and caused $9 million in damage. He is scheduled to be back in court this next Monday, July 27.
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