Seems like one of those Asperger's channels with kids who are obsessed with trains, light bulbs, plastic chairs, vacuums, etc. It would seem he intentionally tampered with a switch because he was hanging around the derailment afterward and pestering an investigator.
From the story:
The teenager, who reported the derailment to authorities, approached an investigator after the crash and asked what caused it. When the investigator said it was undetermined, he responded that “obviously a switch was flipped the wrong way,” according to court records.
He told the investigator he was a train enthusiast and showed him the video he had shot of the derailment, the records said.
Lancaster County Attorney Patrick F. Condon declined to comment.
The teen denied trespassing in the area and tampering with the switch, but the investigator pointed out in the documents that he knew where the switch was and how it worked.
Authorities later discovered that a tripod had been set up near the accident site just four minutes before the train derailed, court records show.
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From the story:
The teenager, who reported the derailment to authorities, approached an investigator after the crash and asked what caused it. When the investigator said it was undetermined, he responded that “obviously a switch was flipped the wrong way,” according to court records.
He told the investigator he was a train enthusiast and showed him the video he had shot of the derailment, the records said.
Lancaster County Attorney Patrick F. Condon declined to comment.
The teen denied trespassing in the area and tampering with the switch, but the investigator pointed out in the documents that he knew where the switch was and how it worked.
Authorities later discovered that a tripod had been set up near the accident site just four minutes before the train derailed, court records show.
Nebraska teen accused of derailing train, recording the crash and posting it online
The Nebraska 17-year-old was charged with two felony counts of criminal mischief.
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