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Judge questions driver in Spanish train crash

Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, 53, is taken in a police car from the police station to the Preliminary Court on July 28, 2013 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, 53, is taken in a police car from the police station to the Preliminary Court on July 28, 2013 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images

From the Associated Press:

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain — The driver of a Spanish train that derailed at high speed was being questioned by a judge on Sunday as officials tried to determine if he was responsible for the accident, which killed 79 people.

Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, 52, has been held by police on suspicion of negligent homicide. He has not been formally charged by a magistrate or made any official statements.

However, minutes after the crash Garzon said that he had been going fast and couldn't brake, a local resident who rushed to the scene of the accident said in an interview broadcast Sunday. Read the full story.