Baltimore County Police have concluded their investigation of the MTA Light Rail incident near Lutherville that killed Connor Peterson and his stepbrother, Kyle Wankmiller. The deaths were ruled as accidental with no charges filed.
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07 August 2009
Light Rail Fatal Accident -- No Charges Filed
Baltimore County Police have concluded their investigation of the MTA Light Rail incident near Lutherville that killed Connor Peterson and his stepbrother, Kyle Wankmiller. The deaths were ruled as accidental with no charges filed.
15 July 2009
Light Rail Fatal Accident Update
Baltimore County Police are looking for a man who was a passenger on the MTA light rail train that struck and killed two teenage boys. Baltimore County Police Spokesman Mike Hill told ABC 2 News; 'From some things that the detectives have garnered in their investigation they really believe that this man saw quite a bit and may have experience quite a bit while being passenger on that train from where he was sitting and his perspective.' If you have any faith in MTA public transit surveillance cameras in Baltimore, check out the grainy, unrecognizable photos released of the man police are looking for. They stressed he is not in any trouble, and is not a suspect. The Spectator wants to know, what if they were looking for a crime suspect, would this poor quality image serve any useful purpose?
09 July 2009
For Train And Bus Drivers, Zero Tolerance Cell Phone Policy
Following the lead of others AFTER people have been killed, Marylands Transit Administration makes a reactionary policy change.
In the wake of the killing of two teenage boys on the tracks of Baltimore's lightrail train, the MTA today announced a new zero tolerance policy for cell phone use. The move came after video from the camera attached to the front of the train showed the two boys walking on the track, before getting struck by the train, yet the operator appears to have no idea he had ran over and killed two people.
Under the policy, announced an hour after Washington's transit authority made a similiar policy declaration, any bus or train operator found to have been operating a cell phone or text messaging device will be promptly fired. First time offenders are no exception.
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08 July 2009
UPDATE: MTA Light Rail Killed Two Teens On Track -- Operator Had No Clue!
SAME TRAIN STRUCK BOYS TWO TIMES
By A.F. James MacArthur Ph.A.L.
Police believe Connor Peterson and his stepbrother, Kyle Wankmiller, were hit by two MTA trains before a fare collector noticed their bodies laying on the track. As more details emerge about the accident that occurred near Lutherville in Baltimore County, there are questions that won't go away. Why didn't the driver of the train report striking two people? Did he/she ever stop? Was a horn or other audible warning sounded? Were brakes applied to make an attempt to stop or slow down?
According to Greene, "there are a number of factors that affect visibility, everything from lighting, speed, the direction, height, elevation, there's so many factors that go into that. So it's not that cut and dry to say, 'Why didn't you see or what did you see?'"
The Baltimore Spectator wants to know!
Time Line per MTA
- 2:00 PM: the boys were walking on the tracks before the crash.
- 2:55 PM: Northbound Train No. 1 struck both boys and the driver was unaware of it
- 3:10 PM: Train No. 1 now southbound ran over the boys a second time
The MTA states the driver of the train has been pulled out of service and was drug tested and interviewed as part of the ongoing investigation.
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