The train operator who may have been responsible for the deadly collision in California last month sent 29 text messages while on the job that day -- including one just 22 seconds before the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board announced Wednesday.

Cell phone records indicate that Metrolink train engineer Robert Sanchez was sending text messages on both his morning and evening shifts the day of the accident.

The September 12th crash killed 25 commuters in California and left many others injured when the train collided head-on with a Union Pacific train. Sanchez was killed in the crash.

In hopes of preventing similar accidents, California has passed an emergency temporary order to bar train operators from using cell phones. The NTSB also hopes to implement a “positive train control” system that would monitor trains’ locations and speeds and stop them from colliding if engineers miss signals or if other mistakes transpire.

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