WJLA brings word that Victor Kolako, the former Metrobus driver who was convicted of striking and killing two pedestrians on February 14, has been sentenced to one year in jail.
Kolako was found guilty on two felony counts of negligent homicide in the Pennsylvania Ave. accident. The widower of one of the victims, Greg Schoenborn, has also filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit against Metro in U.S. District Court.
The sentencing decision is potentially bad news for Metrobus driver Travis McDuffie, who hit and killed a 38-year-old Rockville man on Monday near the Twinbrook Metro station. The Post reported this morning that the victim, Tao Sun, was in a crosswalk when he was hit. McDuffie has been placed on administrative leave with pay pending the results of routine drug and alcohol tests and the outcome of the police investigation. No charges against McDuffie have been filed so far.
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