Virginia grand jury indicts collection driver for fatal Amtrak train crash

A Albemarle County, Virginia, grand jury indicted Dana Naylor Jr. on June 4 for his role in a fatal crash that occurred when an Amtrak train carrying dozens of members of Congress collided with a waste truck he was driving the morning of Jan. 31 in Crozet, Virginia.

Naylor was indicted on one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of DUI maiming according to police, although it has yet to be reported what substance Naylor was on at the time of the incident.

According to a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report and witness accounts, Naylor had apparently bypassed the crossing gates after they were down and was hit on the tracks. A fellow sanitation worker riding in the truck was killed in the collision, and several members of Congress were injured.

The Chicago Tribune reported that Naylor, an employee of Time Disposal, Ruckersville, Virginia, was familiar with the intersection, as it was a normal part of his route.

Boyd McCauley, the founder of Time Disposal, told the Chicago Tribune that "Dana had been running that same route for seven years. He crossed that track once a week."

Court records show that Naylor had a history of driving infractions on his record, including driving an uninspected vehicle, failure to wear a seat belt, and failure to display license plates.