A Wyoming man who stole a train from a coal mine and crashed it because he was upset over a phone call with his boss has been sentenced to serve probation and pay restitution. Derek Skyler Brux, 22, pleaded guilty in January for unhitching a pair of locomotives and going on a high-speed run 13 miles down one of the busiest lines of track in the country. Brux then crashed into an inactive Union Pacific train at 10mph before backing up and then hitting it again. Derek Skyler Brux, 22, was sentenced to five years probation for taking a train from a coal mine and crashing it into another train last fall. He must also pay $63,000 in restitution to Rail Link, his employer . He was preparing to hit the train a third time when a Rail Link employee was able to get on the engine train and press the fuel cut-off switch, according to K2 Radio. Brux was working at his job at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine, where he had been employed as a utility coal operator for three years, when he received the phone call that upset him on October 9. The details of what exactly his supervisor said were not included in available court documents. During the sentencing on Friday, U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl told Brux he needed to deal with his anger and mental health issues. Brux's public defender David Weiss previous told the court his client had struggled with bipolar disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the past. But Brux was able to avoid prison time and instead must serve five years of probation. He also must pay over $63,000 in restitution to Rail Link. Brux pleaded guilty to unhitching two locomotives (pictured) and going on a high-speed run 13 miles down one of the busiest lines of track in the country .
Derek Skyler Brux, 22, unhitched a pair of locomotives and took them on a high-speed run 13 miles down one of the busiest tracks in the country.
He then crashed into an inactive train at 10mph before backing up and doing it again before he was stopped by a Rail Link employee.
Brux was a utility coal operator at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine.
He must also pay $63,000 in restitution to Rail Link.