Pa. Attorney General announces criminal charges in Amtrak crash

Friday, May 12, 2017
PHILADELPHIA -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced criminal charges against Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian on Friday.

The charges include 8 counts of involuntary manslaughter, one count of causing or risking a catastrophe and numerous counts of reckless endangerment, which go beyond what was included in the private criminal complaint ordered by Philadelphia Municipal Court President Judge Marsha Neifield.



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