CINCI BUS LAWSUIT 

IN CINNCINATI, THE FAMILY OF AN ELDERLY WOMAN WHO WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A CITY BUS IN JANUARY FILED A CIVIL LAWSUIT AGAINST THE BUS COMPANY AND THE DRIVER.
THE LAWSUIT STATES THAT 87-YEAR-OLD BEVERLY KINNEY FELL UNDER THE BUS AND WAS DRAGGED FOR SEVERAL FEET. POLICE SAY, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, BUS DRIVER DEON WILLIS HAD A SUSPENDED LICENSE. HE FACES VEHICULAR HOMICIDE, VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER, AND OTHER CHARGES. THE KINNEY FAMILY'S LAWSUIT CONTENDS THAT ELLIS HAS A HISTORY OF DANGEROUS DRIVING SINCE HE WAS HIRED BY THE TRANSIT COMPANY IN 2018 AND, THAT WHEN HE APPLIED TO BE A METRO DRIVER, WILLIS HAD SIX LICENSE SUSPENSIONS AND THREE CRASHES ON HIS RECORD. WILLIS REMAINS ON PAID LEAVE.