Spain train driver faces 'reckless homicide' charges

(MENAFN- Arab News)  SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA: The driver of a train that hurtled off the rails killing 78 people in Spain faced possible charges of "reckless homicide" as doctors worked on Saturday to identify the last three victims of the country's worst rail disaster in decades. As Spain mourned, the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela where the crash occurred prepared a memorial service for the victims Monday in its cathedral, a destination for Catholic pilgrims from around the world. Police detained the driver of the train - who reportedly boasted of his love for speed online - on Thursday "for the alleged crimes of reckless homicide," Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz told reporters Saturday during a visit to the city. The driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, 52, refused to answer police questions Friday in his hospital bed and the case was passed to the courts. He was discharged from hospital on Saturday and taken to a police station and will appear before a judge on Sunday, the minister said.