CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Federal regulators found the operator of a CTA Yellow Line train that crashed almost a year ago, injuring dozens of riders, had alcohol in their system.
The medical factual report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the train operator had a blood alcohol level of .06, three times the legal limit for someone driving a train.
A urine test run later did not find any banned substances.
Thirty-eight people were hurt in the Nov. 16 morning crash when the train collided with a snowplow on the tracks.
A CTA spokesperson told ABC-7 Chicago the employee remains out of service and pointed out the NTSB said the operator immediately initiated the emergency brakes when he saw the snow removal machine.
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