Pedestrian struck by Metro bus (with updates)
This is a terrible story:
Metro Transit Authority confirmed that a woman was hit by a Metro bus Friday night at about 6:45 p.m.
The woman, believed to be about 43 years old, had her legs crushed in the accident.
According to Metro, she was in the crosswalk when the accident occurred.
[snip]
Metro said the driver, Romaine Alexander, had an accident two years ago, but no one was hurt.
This time, though, we're told that the woman who was walking home could lose both her legs.
Metro is conducting an investigation and looking into claims by a passerby that the driver was on his cell phone. Also, as investigators routinely do, they will check for drugs and alcohol.
If the driver is found to be at fault, let's hope Metro VP Dave Feeley takes a more serious approach to discipline than this.
BLOGVERSATION: I guess not everyone's having a good week with METRO... (Laurence Simon)
UPDATE: A Chronicle story says doctors were forced to amputate the woman's legs and the bus driver has been cited for failure to yield the right of way.
UPDATE 2: The Chronicle story (link in the above update) now reports the woman has died.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 01/21/06 08:55 AM | Houston Transit | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (24)
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