Top accident lawyers from the U.S Attorney’s Office are set to deliberate on the fate of a train engineer who got arrested for intentionally wrecking a government locomotive in LA Port, California. Authorities on Wednesday, April 1, detained the 44-year-old engineer on charges that could attract up to 20 years jail time.

Court documents confirmed that the suspect, identified as Eduardo Moreno of San Pedro, deliberately drove a train at high speed, off the end of a track.

The locomotive came to rest about 250 yards from a docked USNS Mercy hospital ship after crashing through several barriers. As a result of the erratic handling, the engine discharged its fuel content, which posed a potential hazard and required major clean up afterward.

An officer of the California Highway Patrol witnessed the incident, which reportedly played out on Tuesday afternoon, March 31. The officer apprehended Moreno before he fled the scene.

The train engineer who was first arrested on Tuesday was handed over to the FBI on Wednesday morning. The accused has since admitted that his act was intentional, acknowledging that he derailed and crashed the locomotive in an attempt to destroy the Mercy, which was docked several yards away.

Moreno suspected the vessel of being a government takeover agenda in the guise of a Covid-19 relief valve for Southland hospitals overrun with infected patients.

The San Pedro resident is faced with a criminal charge, on one federal count of train wrecking. Top accident lawyers in the state confirmed that the charge could attract a sentence of up to 20 years in a federal prison.

He is set to appear in court on Friday for a detention hearing, with an arraignment scheduled for May 7.

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