A TTC bus driver has been found not guilty in the death of a pedestrian at Eglinton Ave. E and Sinnot Road in January, 2013. Driver Magdalene Angelidis had been charged with careless driving and failing to stop at a red light. Much of the testimony centred on whether Ms. Angelidis should have moved off the intersection after stopping a second time to pick up a passenger who ran behind the bus. The Crown said she could not see the traffic light and therefore should not have moved the bus any further. She testified that she believed the light was still green for her. In re-starting the crossing, the driver hit Wendy Martella as she crossed, apparently on a green light. Justice of the Peace Lurdes Cruz said Angelidis was consistent in her testimony that she checked her mirrors before moving forward, that she had “lost sight of the (traffic) signal” because of the position of the bus, and thought her light was still green.
