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NORTH BERWICK, Maine -- Peter Barnum's cell phone records indicate possible use of his mobile device in the seconds leading up to a collison between his 18-wheel tractor trailor truck and a Amtrak Downeaster train on July 11, according to North Berwick Police Chief Stephen Peasley. This crash cost Barnum his life. Peasley, who received a special note from his doctor allowing him to refrain from his medical leave for only four hours on Monday, said his department reviewed Barnum's cell phone records which indicated that Barnum received a phone call at 11am. from his employer. The duration of the call lasted until approximately 11:05am., which was the time Peasley said his department received the first call about the accident. Peasley notes the records are not broken up into seconds, so it is unknown exactly when the call ended between 11:04 and 11:05am. According to Peasley, the unknown variable in seconds is the reason why Lt. Jim Moulton used the word “possible” in his initial police release cell phone booster. The complete report, made available to the public for the first time on Monday, indicates the truck had passed inspections and passed through a weigh station in Eliot just minutes before the crash. It also said the train operator blew a whistle and that the flashing lights and the gates were operating properly. Just before the collision, Barnum's truck was traveling 20 mph faster than the posted speed limit when he hit the brakes, according to a report by the North Berwick Police Department. According to Peasley, as his department has been told, the speed limit for train travel at that intersection is 70 mph. According to a report by Amtrak, the Amtrak Downeatser train was traveling at approximately 75 mph, Peasley said. The speed of the truck, as indicated by State Police, was approximately 50 mph. NORTH BERWICK, Maine -- Peter Barnum's cell phone records indicate possible use of his mobile device in the seconds leading up to a collison between his 18-wheel tractor trailor truck and a Amtrak Downeaster train on July 11, according to North Berwick Police Chief Stephen Peasley. This crash cost Barnum his life. Peasley, who received a special note from his doctor allowing him to refrain from his medical leave for only four hours on Monday, said his department reviewed Barnum's cell phone records which indicated that Barnum received a phone call at 11am. from his employer. The duration of the call lasted until approximately 11:05am., which was the time Peasley said his department received the first call about the accident. Peasley notes the records are not broken up into seconds, so it is unknown exactly when the call ended between 11:04 and 11:05am. According to Peasley, the unknown variable in seconds is the reason why Lt. Jim Moulton used the word “possible” in his initial police release.
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