Two men charged with beating and killing a man hanging a Christmas light at Gauge Park


Associated Press

Amtrak engineers derailed in 2015, killing eight people.

A jury cleared Amtrak engineers on Friday with all charges resulting from a derailment that killed eight people and injured hundreds in Philadelphia in 2015. .. The jury took just over an hour to acquit 38-year-old Brandon Bostian for causing catastrophe, involuntary mansions, and reckless danger. 1 count for each injury and death. Amtrak had previously settled a civil lawsuit over the crash for $ 265 million.