For the third time in as many years, Brandon Bostian, the engineer at the helm during the fatal 2015 Amtrak crash in Philadelphia, is facing criminal charges in connection with the derailment, which left eight dead and dozens more injured.

On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reinstated the manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges against Bostian. In a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel, the judges determined that prosecutors had introduced enough evidence to support the charges, and that Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Barbara McDermott had improperly dismissed the case last year.

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