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Sources tell Fox 29 Bostian called 911 from his phone after he struggled his way out of the locomotive. He told investigators he was dazed. He had a gash on his head that later required 15 staples. Nonetheless, he calmly reported the crash and asked for help, but never identified himself as the train's engineer.}}

Sources tell Fox 29 Bostian called 911 from his phone after he struggled his way out of the locomotive. He told investigators he was dazed. He had a gash on his head that later required 15 staples. Nonetheless, he calmly reported the crash and asked for help, but never identified himself as the train's engineer.}}

==Criminal case==

==Criminal case==

On May 9, 2017,  the Philadelphia district attorney’s office closed its investigation and declined to press charges. However, Pennsylvania has a rarely used law that allows anyone to file a private criminal complaint in municipal court requesting misdemeanor charges against someone. In Pennsylvania, involuntarily manslaughter and reckless endangerment are misdemeanors. So, the lawyers for the crash victims filed the complaint, and in response, a judge ordered the district attorney to prosecute the case.  However, the district attorney claimed to have a conflict of interest because the office had already declined to prosecute, so on May 12, the Pennsylvania Attorney General took the case and added a felony charge.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/us/amtrak-derailment-crash-philadelphia.html?_r=0|title=Engineer in Philadelphia Amtrak Crash Is Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter|author=Matthew Haag and Daniel Victor|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=May 12, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref>

On May 9, 2017,  the Philadelphia district attorney's office closed its investigation and declined to press charges. However, Pennsylvania has a rarely used law that allows anyone to file a private criminal complaint in municipal court requesting misdemeanor charges against someone. In Pennsylvania, involuntarily manslaughter and reckless endangerment are misdemeanors. So, the lawyers for the crash victims filed the complaint, and in response, a judge ordered the district attorney to prosecute the case.  However, the district attorney claimed to have a conflict of interest because the office had already declined to prosecute, so on May 12, the Pennsylvania Attorney General took the case and added a felony charge.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/us/amtrak-derailment-crash-philadelphia.html?_r=0|title=Engineer in Philadelphia Amtrak Crash Is Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter|author=Matthew Haag and Daniel Victor|date=May 12, 2017|accessdate=May 12, 2017|work=New York Times}}</ref>

== References ==

== References ==