Drugs Found in Engineer in Train Crash
An engineer involved in last November’s freight train crash that left four crew members dead tested positive for two powerful stimulants, according to laboratory results released last week by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Federal investigators said they will attempt to determine what impact the stimulants could have had on the performance of James A. Dawson, 50, of San Bernardino County.
Dawson, an employee of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. since 1971, tested positive for methamphetamine and amphetamine, according to the laboratory analysis performed for the NTSB.
Dawson, healing from injuries to his legs and ankles, could not be reached for comment.
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