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'''Brandon Bostian''' is an Amtrak engineer.  When he was 32-years-old, he was at the controls on May 12, 2015, when his northbound train accelerated sharply just prior to entering a curve at more than double the speed limit.<ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/amtrak-crash/amtrak-crash-train-was-gaining-speed-it-approached-curve-n359191</ref>  The train then derailed, killing eight people and injuring more than 200; four days after the crash, 17 passengers continued to be hospitalized.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/16/us/philadelphia-amtrak-train-derailment/</ref>  Bostian himself was treated for injuries and released by a hospital the same day of the crash.
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'''Brandon Bostian''' is an Amtrak engineer.  When he was 32-years-old, he was at the controls on May 12, 2015, when his northbound train accelerated sharply just prior to entering a curve at more than double the speed limit.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/amtrak-crash/amtrak-crash-train-was-gaining-speed-it-approached-curve-n359191</ref>  The train then derailed, killing eight people and injuring more than 200; four days after the crash, 17 passengers continued to be hospitalized.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2015/05/16/us/philadelphia-amtrak-train-derailment/</ref>  Bostian himself was treated for injuries and released by a hospital the same day of the crash.
    
Bostian was born in St. Louis, Missouri.  His parents, Betty Deene Bostian and M Gregory Bostian, are attorneys who raised him in Memphis, Tennessee.  He attended Altruria Elementary, Elmore Park Middle School and Bartlett High School where Bostian graduated in 2001.<ref name=students/>  Bostian graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia, College of Business, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management in 2006.<ref name=mail>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3082022/Speeding-Amtrak-driver-living-dream-Engineer-obsessed-railroads-bring-subway-maps-vacation-souvenirs.html|title=Speeding Amtrak driver called for train safety technology on curves like one he drove into at 102 mph and had been 'obsessed by trains' from childhood|date=May 14, 2015|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref>
 
Bostian was born in St. Louis, Missouri.  His parents, Betty Deene Bostian and M Gregory Bostian, are attorneys who raised him in Memphis, Tennessee.  He attended Altruria Elementary, Elmore Park Middle School and Bartlett High School where Bostian graduated in 2001.<ref name=students/>  Bostian graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia, College of Business, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management in 2006.<ref name=mail>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3082022/Speeding-Amtrak-driver-living-dream-Engineer-obsessed-railroads-bring-subway-maps-vacation-souvenirs.html|title=Speeding Amtrak driver called for train safety technology on curves like one he drove into at 102 mph and had been 'obsessed by trains' from childhood|date=May 14, 2015|work=Daily Mail|accessdate=May 12, 2017}}</ref>
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