Support for LAist comes from
Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire
Stay Connected
Listen
Podcasts AirTalk
Laying out safety lessons learned from Oxnard Metrolink crash
solid blue rectangular banner
()
AirTalk Tile 2024
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.

This archival content was originally written for and published on KPCC.org. Keep in mind that links and images may no longer work — and references may be outdated.

Feb 25, 2015
Listen 14:43
Laying out safety lessons learned from Oxnard Metrolink crash
A day after the Metrolink crash in Oxnard that turned a light rail train into a twisted, mangled pile of metal, we’re looking into the latest.
OXNARD, CA - FEBRUARY 24:  Workers clean up the street near the burned remains of a truck and trailer at the site where a Los Angeles-bound Metrolink train derailed in a fiery collision on the tracks on February 24, 2015 in Oxnard, California. Nearly 28 people were transported to hospitals by first responders. Four are believed to be in critical condition but no immediate fatalities have been reported.   (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Workers clean up the street near the burned remains of a truck and trailer at the site where a Los Angeles-bound Metrolink train derailed in a fiery collision on the tracks on February 24, 2015 in Oxnard, California.
(
David McNew/Getty Images
)

A day after the Metrolink crash in Oxnard that turned a light rail train into a twisted, mangled pile of metal, we’re looking into the latest.

A day after the Metrolink crash in Oxnard that turned a passenger train into a twisted, mangled pile of metal, we’re looking into the latest on what we know about the driver of the truck that was on the tracks at the time of the accident, the safety implications from the collision, and what might be done to make this particularly dangerous rail crossing in Ventura County less prone to accidents.

To read the full story, click here.

Guest:

Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village), Congresswoman representing California’s 26th district, which includes Oxnard and most of Ventura County.

Keith Millhouse, member of the Metrolink Board of Directors and the Mayor Pro Tem of the city of Moorpark, CA.

Peter Goelz, former Managing Director of the NTSB and currently is the Senior VP with the lobbying firm O’Neill and Associates.  

Credits
Host, AirTalk
Host, All Things Considered, AirTalk Friday
Senior Producer, AirTalk & FilmWeek
Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Producer, AirTalk with Larry Mantle
Associate Producer, AirTalk & FilmWeek
Apprentice News Clerk, AirTalk
Apprentice News Clerk, FilmWeek