General Hospital, it was realized that a sixth person who was in the streetcar was now missing. Passenger A.J. Adams was located later that same day; he sustained only a few minor injuries in the crash, helped other victims leave the wreck, then departed the scene after glancing at his watch and remarking "Goodbye, I have to get to work." The investigation into the incident was marred by controversy, after the Mayor barred city-employed witnesses from testifying at an inquiry; he claimed that this was to protect the city in case it was sued by the injured victims. The 142nd Street Community League passed a motion praising Motorman McLennan, but the league also criticized the city for failing to respond to earlier complaints about the track's conditions. City staff countered that this was one of 12 derailments that the ERR suffered on October 22, because of the unseasonably early winter conditions. Fatal collision on Jasper Ave On December 6, 1930, Motorman Clarence Ostrander, age 43, died after his streetcar collided with a parked streetcar. Ostrander, an 18-year veteran of the ERR, was told that morning to cover for another motorman on the 102 Avenue stub line, which he did not normally operate on. While driving streetcar No. 12 west on Jasper Avenue at around 6:30 AM, to reach the start of the route, Ostrander hit the rear of streetcar No. 8, which was parked at the north-east corner of Jasper Ave and 109 Street, facing west, while servicing the red (3A) route. A witness said that the streetcar, which was traveling at between , did not slow down before the crash the ERR's third serious collision in 1930. Ostrander was thrown into the passenger area of his streetcar by the force of the impact, and crushed against a wall by debris. He suffered two fractured legs, multiple broken ribs, punctured organs, and lost consciousness. Ostrander never regained consciousness, and died in hospital one hour after the collision, leaving behind a wife and two children The passenger in Ostrander's streetcar, as well as the motorman in the other streetcar, escaped without injuries. Streetcar No. 12's front end was completely missing after the crash, with wood and electrical equipment scattered on the road around the site. An investigation concluded that Ostrander most likely misjudged his speed, and the distance between the two streetcars, on account of the morning darkness. He was also