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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Car Crash Disrupts Morning Commute on the Expo Line

    At the height of the commute Monday morning, the first day of regular service for the new Expo Line, the optimism was quickly tamped down because a drunk driver crashed through a fence and onto the tracks near Western Avenue, blocking trains from running in both directions.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 23, 2016 • 1 min read

    At the height of the commute Monday morning, the first day of regular service for the new Expo Line, the optimism was quickly tamped down because a drunk driver crashed through a fence and onto the tracks near Western Avenue, blocking trains from running in both directions. An inauspicious start for the Expo Line to be sure, and one that threw a stick in the spokes for a lot of passengers this morning, including our very own Saul Gonzalez, who rode the Expo Line to KCRW’s studios at Santa Monica College.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Saul Gonzalez

      Reporter

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    For Some, a Chaotic Morning Commute on the New Expo Line
    1. 0:30Car Crash Disrupts Morning Commute on the Expo LineYou’re reading this
    2. 9:26After More than 60 years, Rail Enthusiast Takes Train to Santa Monica Again
    3. 17:56Sanders Supporters Sue to Extend Calif. Voter Registration Deadline
    4. 27:27Ron Miscavige's 'Ruthless' Chronicles His Escape from Scientology, and His Son David’s Rise
    5. 42:30The Popularity of Right-Wing Political Parties in Europe
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