A judge’s order compelling the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to bring involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges against the Amtrak engineer involved in the May 2015 derailment was highly uncommon, according to criminal defense lawyers and former prosecutors.
The order ultimately led to the state Office of Attorney General’s decision to charge the engineer May 12, after the District Attorney’s Office referred the matter.
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