Crime & Safety
Engineer in Bronx Metro-North Crash to Receive Pension
The crash was the deadliest in Metro-North history until 2015 when a train slammed into an SUV in Valhalla.
The Metro-North engineer who caused a derailment that killed four people and injured 60 when he fell asleep at the controls will receive his pension.
The Journal News said William Rockefeller will receive payments for a disability that will not let him return to work.
The type of disability was not specified.
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Rockefeller was cleared of criminal charges in the Dec. 2013 derailment which occurred when the train he was controlling was traveling 82 miles per hour around a curve with a 30-mph limit.
The crash happened near the Spuyten Duyvil Station in the Bronx.
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He has not faced a disciplinary hearing, the Journal News said.
For additional details, read the Journal News article here.
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