Jun 26th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
WASHINGTON (AP) â?" A memorial service will be held for the operator of a Washington Metro train involved in Monday's crash.
Jeanice McMillan, 42, of Springfield, Va., was to be remembered Friday morning at the Temple of Praise Fellowship Hall in D.C. Her brother and members of her local union are expected to speak.
McMillan and eight passengers were killed in the crash when her train barreled down the tracks and hit a stopped train. About 70 people were also injured.
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