The engineer of a commuter train that collided with a freight train near Los Angeles last month sent a text message 22 seconds before the crash, according to federal investigators.
Twenty-five people were killed and 135 others were injured in the September 12 crash in Chatsworth. Metrolink engineer Robert Sanchez sent the message after receiving a message one minute and 20 seconds before the crash, according to federal investigators who reviewed his cell phone records.
Those records showed that Sanchez sent 24 messages and received 21 messages over a two-hour period during his morning shift. He sent five messages and received seven messages during his afternoon shift, according to investigators.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash and has determined that Sanchez failed to stop at a red signal before colliding with the Union Pacific freight train.
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