Posted on 04/01/2020 4:41:10 PM PDT by Brown Deer
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 and damage 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 Thursday.
No one was injured in the derailment, but the train leaked fuel that required a hazmat response.
Authorities say Moreno admitted to crashing the train intentionally, but said he did not plan in out in advance. It is believed that he acted alone.
He allegedly made statements to a CHP officer that included "You only get this chance once. The whole world is watching. I had to. People don't know what's going on here. Now they will."
Moreno has been charged with one count of train wrecking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
The Mercy arrived at the Port of Los Angeles this weekend. The Navy hospital ship was brought in to handle non-coronavirus patients, to help ease the burden of local hospitals that are surging with COVID-19 cases. The ship has about 1,000 hospital beds, with some 800 active-duty doctors, nurses and medical staff on board. It is expected to stay in Los Angeles at least until September or until it is no longer needed.
Don’t ruin that song for me...in fact I gotta put in on now....Being the ol Dead fan that I am...Ha!
New Jersey was mothballed there in the early 80 IIRC.No way they will ever scrap those Battleships.I believe New jersey is now in norfolk va.
I know people of great means who live there.
Take that back you cur! /sarc
Flubro?
I’m not surprised. Few cities are mono-economic.
But large swaths of San Pedro are s*holes. We visited the USS Iowa and saw “EBT Welcome Here” signs on food establishments all over the place. We had to google it to find out what an EBT card was.
A lot of very bizarre conspiracy theories being shoveled and completely believed among Illegals since Trump ran for office. I would not be shocked to learn they come from the same groups that funded and organized the massive immigration trains from the South.
I would suspect that the Hospital Ships are touted as floating death camp crematoriums.
Y'all really think a FReeper would do such?
The BB’s were retired in the early 90’s. NJ is in Camden. The one in Norfolk area is Wisconsin.
Was Ozzy anywhere in the vicinity?
Beat me to it.
Perfect
Pedro had a loco motive.
Or 5. Another mysterious GooGle barge.
Nope, We’ve got The Wisconsin
“Berniebro “
Said train stopped 250 yrds. short. I think he watched the Naked Gun too many times.
That is crazy! Imagine the work involved in hauling what’s left of the locomotive away.
Anyone ask madcow was she involved...
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