Stunning video appears to show the moment of
impact captured on CCTV video.
By: Jason Keyser Associated Press
CHICAGO —Federal officials say the operator of a train that
crashed into an escalator at O’Hare International Airport “dozed off” before
the train entered the underground station.
National Transportation Safety Board investigator Ted Turpin says
Wednesday that the operator woke up when the train jumped off the tracks and
hit the escalator early Monday.
The woman also admitted she’d fallen asleep on the job in
February, partially missing a station, he said. She has been a train operator
for about 60 days.
A transit union leader said Monday it appears the “extremely
tired” driver nodded off.
The NTSB is investigating the woman’s training, scheduling and
disciplinary history.
NTSB investigator Terry Williams declined to comment to the Star
on whether a 44-second video on YouTube is authentic CCTV footage of the moment
of the crash.
A spokeswoman for the Chicago Transit Authority also declined to
comment.
The
footage, filmed from a TV monitor, was posted Tuesday night on YouTube, then
vanished before being posted by a Spain-based channel that makes a living by
grabbing and reposting newsworthy videos.
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