A Mamaroneck school bus driver will not be criminally charged after he struck and killed a mother and son crossing Mamaroneck Avenue, police say.
MAMARONECK , N.Y. -- A school bus driver who struck and killed a woman and her son on a busy road in Mamaroneck will not face criminal charges, police said. Investigators determined Molly Donovan and her son Michael Volpe entered the crosswalk on Mamaroneck Avenue when a 'Don't Walk' signal was flashing. The bus driver was turning left onto Mamaroneck Ave. when he hit Donovan and her son, a 6-year-old in kindergarten.
While the bus driver is not criminally charged, police said he is being cited for failing to yield to pedestrians and using his cellphone two minutes before the accident, which surveillance video from on board the school bus shows. 'He just simply did not see them'The driver stayed at the scene, gave a blood sample and fully cooperated, police said on the day of the crash. 'He just simply did not see them.
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