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[–] Factfinder2 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago  (edited ago)

http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/auburn-man-identified-as-third-person-killed-in-train-derailment/666725855

http://archive.is/vF0ws

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"Gran’s mother – Linda Gran Daniels – talked to KIRO 7 News. She says that he loved railroads, especially Amtrak, and had taken more than 400 train rides.

Gran always wanted to take the first ride on new routes and that’s what he was doing on Monday when the train derailed in DuPont.

His employer, an autistic center in Federal Way, allowed him to take the time off and didn’t dock his pay so he could take the first trip. Gran had autism, according to his mother.

Court documents show Gran was convicted of possession of child pornography in 2014.

He was sentenced to two years in prison. Gran says her son simply made a mistake but had turned his life around.

Linda Gran says her son rode in the same rail car as the other two men who died.