Announcing on Saturday, the driver of the train crash that killed 78 people is now being held on suspicion of negligent homicide. Hit the jump for more details.
Spain’s Minister of Interior, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, announced Saturday that Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is being held on suspicion of recklessness for the deadly train crash on Wednesday that killed 78 people. Garzon, 52, was released from the hospital and taken to the police station. He will appear in front of a judge by Sunday evening.
Spain’s railway agency say that it was Garzon’s responsibility to brake before the high-risk curve, but it’s not clear if the brakes failed or were never used before the crash. So far, Garzon has been silent since the crash.
Diaz stated, “There is rational evidence to lead us to think that the driver could have eventual responsibility.”
Steven Ward, an American passenger on the train, said he was monitoring the speed of the train on a display screen and it read 194 kph (more than double of the 80 kph speed limit).
