Good afternoon, Chicago. The operator of a CTA Yellow Line train that slammed into a snowplow on the tracks last November, injuring some two dozen people, had alcohol in his system after the crash, a recent federal report found.

NTSB reports the train operator in last year's Yellow Line crash had a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit.

A recent report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that the operator involved in the November 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash had alcohol in his system at the time of the incident.

Blood-alcohol levels of 0.05 — roughly what tests measured in the operator's system — have been found to impair judgment, functions and alertness, the report states.

The operator of a CTA Yellow Line train that slammed into a snowplow on the tracks last November, injuring some two dozen people, had alcohol in his system after the crash, a recent federal report found.

The operator of the CTA Yellow Line train that collided with a snow-removal machine near the Howard station last November — injuring dozens of people and causing millions of dollars in damage — had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit upon initial blood testing,

Federal regulators found the operator of a CTA Yellow Line train that crashed in 2023, injuring dozens of riders, had alcohol in their system. The medical factual report from the NTSB shows the train operator had a blood alcohol level of .