Left-Occasion-8445 t1_j9xdmh0 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:19 AM

Reply to comment by nalgene_wilder in Kindergartner Struck Dead At School Bus Stop In Westmoreland County, Mom Says by jillianpikora

Local news says she stepped out into the street and was hit. The driver (I think female) stopped and stayed at the scene. LE thinks it was just an accident, although the investigation is ongoing. Locals said there is nothing alerting drivers that there’s a bus stop nearby. That’s going on what WPXI said on the evening news @ six.

DifferentJaguar t1_j9zqod2 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 7:34 PM

This sounds like a really unfortunate accident, but do we think signs warning that there is a bus stop nearby would help? I don’t.

69FunnyNumberGuy420 t1_ja3ojj4 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Drivers are supposed to operate their vehicles at a safe rate of speed for the conditions. You'd think not slowing down in an area with a lot of kids and a bus would constitute negligent behavior, but it's completely legal in PA to kill people with your car as long as you weren't drinking or on drugs.

 
Last summer outside Pittsburgh, a driver creamed a guy in a crosswalk on Rt. 51 and killed him. Charges weren't even discussed.