Federal investigators say the operator of a Chicago commuter train that crashed almost a year ago had alcohol in his system.

The National Transportation Safety Board released its latest finding on the CTA Yellow train crash last year, which injured dozens and led to multiple lawsuits against the agency. The report was released over the last 24 hours from the federal agency.

NTSB reports the train operator in last year's Yellow Line crash had a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit.

Nearly 1 year after a CTA Yellow Line train crash left dozens injured, a report says the operator behind the controls of the train at the time had alcohol in their system.

The operator of a CTA Yellow Line train that slammed into a snowplow on the tracks last November, injuring more than a dozen people, had alcohol in his system after the crash, a recent federal report found.

Blood-alcohol levels of 0.05 — roughly what tests measured in the operator's system — have been found to impair judgment, functions and alertness, the report states.

A recent report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that the operator involved in the November 2023 CTA Yellow Line crash had alcohol in his system at the time of the incident.

The operator of the CTA Yellow Line train that collided with a snow-removal machine near the Howard station last November — injuring dozens of people and causing millions of dollars in damage — had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit upon initial blood testing,

The NTSB report said hospital testing of the 47-year-old train operator detected a blood alcohol level of .06. The legal limit for train operators is .02.

Federal regulators found the operator of a CTA Yellow Line train that crashed in 2023, injuring dozens of riders, had alcohol in their system. The medical factual report from the NTSB shows the train operator had a blood alcohol level of .