Metrobus Driver Pleads Guilty in Deadly Pedestrian Crash
posted 6:01 pm Fri September 07, 2007 - Washington
Fifty-four-year-old Victor Kolako pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent vehicular homicide in D.C. Superior Court. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors dropped more serious charges of involuntary manslaughter.
The judge accepted the plea, telling Kolako that a reasonable bus driver, exercising "ordinary care," should have yielded to the pedestrians. The collision happened as Kolako made a left-hand turn onto Pennsylvania Avenue from Seventh Street.
The investigation found that the victims, 59-year-old Martha Schoenborn and 54-year-old Sally McGhee, were in the crosswalk while the walk signal was illuminated and had the right-of-way.
Latest Comment on Metrobus Driver Pleads Guilty in Deadly Pedestrian Crash
J-B
9:25 pm on 09/08/07
Prettyboy I believe you, I have seen Metro bus drivers give the finger to people. I have been on the 38B, this bus goes through Georgetown; when the light turns green they lay on the horn if the car in front of them takes 2 seconds to move. Some of them are very bad drivers, I have seen male passengers standing next to the female driver talking/flirting for the entire trip. I have seen them talk on the phone. I ride the bus 1 or 2 times a month god knows what I would see if I was on a bus every day.
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