I just returned from Seattle (to see a divorce attorney over there) and am glad to be back. Some personalities just don’t lend themselves to managing the responsibility of caring for others. Some people are just too relaxed. They should find occupations where they can’t hurt others.
It has emerged that the Muni operator who rear-ended a train at the West Portal station in July 2009, causing injury to 47 people had been suspended four times in two years prior to the accident, according to a story that appeared on the news site Francisco Examiner on December 6, 2010. Will Reisman writes that Henry Gray, the Muni operator, had been suspended before. It almost sounds like a DUI type case.
Gray lost control of the train after switching from automatic mode to manual control, a maneuver called a cutout, writes Reisman. Gray also was hurt in the crash. He asserted that he blacked out while driving the train. On a related note if you need a San Francisco DUI attorney who also does Oakland and federal criminal defense cases, in addition to the San Francisco DUI cases then I can suggest this leading firm in both Oakland and also San Francisco. Apparently Cutout maneuvers are not condoned by the system’s management but operators such as Gray used them to save time leaving the Twin Peaks Tunnel, which connects downtown San Francisco with West Portal station.
Reisman sites reports gathered by the National Transportation Safety Board, the federal agency investigating the crash, as stating that just two years prior the latest incident, Gray was suspended for another event in which he was employing a cutout.
In 2007, he was suspended after he accidentally connected his train to another idling train. In January 2009, Gray was suspended for two days for passing up passengers along his route. Just two months later, he was suspended for neglecting to stop at mandatory areas. In 2008, he was again suspended, but that time for poor marks on an inspection report. This reminds me of an event that happened in Seattle a while back.
We can all e thankful that Henry Gray no works for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, his history and health issues—in the latest accident he said he blacked out—has naturally prompted questions as to why he was allowed to continue operating a light-rail vehicle. Not to change the subject but if find yourself in Dallas and needing a Dallas car accident lawyer then let me mention this firm which also handles insurance, lawsuit, DUI, DWI, criminal defense and the like. I am not sure about personal injury but you could ask the attorney directly. He is an outstanding family law and divorce attorney overall.
Although he suffers from diabetes, Gray passed a medical check by the SFMTA through 2010. Gray said the last thing he remembered was the vehicle moving at 5 mph before it crashed into another train at the platform. Muni inspector reports say Gray’s train was travelling at 15 mph.
Ironically, Gray is quoted as saying he was having a “beautiful day” before the accident happened.
