The driver of a Spanish train that derailed and killed 79 people was released pending a trial on charges of reckless homicide according to Reuters.
Francisco Garzon, 52, had been in police custody since July 25. Garzon is suspected of driving the train "too fast" through a tight curve on the outskirts of a northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela.
The driver was charged with 79 counts of homicide and a number of bodily harm offences that were committed through professional recklessness according to a court statement.
Garzon admitted to Judge Luis Alaez that he took the curve too fast, blaming it on a momentary lapse according to Reuters.
He was driving the train approximately 120 mph according to Spanish news agency Efe. The mph has yet to be released officially as of press time.
Alaez said that Garzon must check in regularly with the court, is not allowed to drive trains, and has to surrender his passport.
The incident took place at 8:41 p.m. on July 24, when an eight-carriage train hit a concrete wall. The impact was so hard one of the carriages was thrown "several meters high" over an embankment according to Reuters.
The death toll increased to 79 on July 28 after an injured woman from the U.S. died.
Seventy people still remain in the hospital due to injuries and 22 are in critical condition.
Garzon had worked for 10 years as a driver according to Reuters. He was hospitalized after the incident with a head injury until July 27 when he was taken to the hearing at Santiago de Compostela's main courthouse.
Now police are left to identify the remaining unidentified bodies. Approximately 75 bodies have already been identified, though dozens of body parts have yet to be accounted for. Police are not currently sure if the remaining body parts are from identified victims or unidentified victims.
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