In METRO news related to Anne Linehan’s earlier post, the Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee reports that the driver involved in the accident that killed a pedestrian was fired on Friday:
A Metropolitan Transit Authority bus driver was fired Friday for “unsafe and careless action and disregard for established safety procedures” in a fatal accident with a pedestrian, Metro spokeswoman Raequel Roberts said.
Metro also revealed Friday, with the permission of the driver, Romain Alexandre, 56, that drug and alcohol tests he took after the Jan. 20 accident that killed Domitila Leon, 43, were negative.
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Alexandre, who had only minor infractions on his record since being hired in 1993, was cited for failure to yield right-of-way to a pedestrian and had been suspended with pay during the investigation.
Witnesses said his bus, westbound on Hogan, turned south on Main and struck Leon in the crosswalk, dragging her about 20 feet and running over her.
Have we finally seen a fireable offense at a local public entity? Or will a civil service commission insist on the reinstatement of the driver at some point?
Stay tuned.
