GLENDALE, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Investigators worked overnight at the scene of Wednesday's commuter train disaster near Los Angeles that left 10 people dead and nearly 200 injured.
An apparently suicidal Compton man was expected to be charged with multiple counts of murder -- a capital crime in California -- for allegedly causing the derailment by driving his vehicle into the path of the train at a Glendale crossing.
Juan Alvarez apparently changed his mind at the last minute, but was unable to get his SUV off the tracks. He got out of the vehicle and was arrested at the scene.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley told a news conference late Wednesday charges might be filed as early as Thursday.
Along with the special circumstance of multiple murder, suspect Juan Alvarez could also face the death penalty for the death of Sheriff's Deputy James Tutino, who was among the passengers killed.
Fire officials said they believed all of the victims were accounted for, although some families have were still looking for missing loved ones who could be at one of the many hospitals where the injured were sent.
