Posted on 04/02/2020 7:50:18 AM PDT by Morgana
SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed near the Port of Los Angeles in an attempt to crash into the USNS Mercy hospital ship, prosecutors say.
The Pacific Harbor Line train derailed Tuesday, running through the end of the track and crashing through barriers, finally coming to rest about 250 yards from the docked naval ship.
Federal prosecutors allege train engineer Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro intended to hit the ship, saying he thought it was "suspicious" and did not believe "the ship is what they say it's for.'"
The train crashed into a concrete barrier at the end of the track, smashed through a steel barrier and a chain-link fence, slid through one parking lot and then a second lot filled with gravel and hit a second chain-link fence. It came to rest after passing under a ramp leading to the Vincent Thomas Bridge. The train remained in that position Wednesday.
No one was injured in the derailment, but the train leaked fuel that required a hazmat response.
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Act of Love, says Yeb!
crazy!
So far other than what city he lives in, what else is out there about him?
Mental illness? Magic mushrooms?
Silverstreak?..................
Wow. That sounds a lot like an attempt at a terrorist attack.
Using someone else’s SSN?
Possible.
You need to have a FRA license to operate a train, which is a bit more involved but not unlike a CDL for trucking.
So if he was a legit train operator, he went through some screening at some point.
If California wants to secede, let’s not stop them.
[[[Federal prosecutors allege train engineer Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro intended to hit the ship, saying he thought it was “suspicious” and did not believe “the ship is what they say it’s for.’” ]]]
Just the type of person you want for a train engineer.
Not what they say it is? Then WTH IS it? (In his demented opinion, that is)
Senor Moreno needs to be locked away for a long, long time.
It really was. However, since he is a protected minority, it wasn’t. By the time it gets to court, if it goes to court, it will be careless driving.
California can’t get sane people to operate their trains?
If we ever want to sink a chinese submarine with a train, he’s our go to guy.
Train Driver NOT an Engineer.
LOL!
Senor Edwardo Moreno gone loco.
How does one hit a boat with a train?
Am I missing something here?
Or am I trying to put logic to insanity?
Eduardo Moreno. Hmmm.
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