The family of a woman killed by a Metro bus will use settlement money to set up a fund for nonprofits she supported.

Beverly Kinney, 87, was walking in Hyde Park Jan. 11, 2024, when a bus driven by Deon Willis hit her. Willis later pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, a misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 1,000 hours of community service and limited driving privileges.

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The family filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Willis had a long list of driving violations that should have prevented him from being employed by Metro. Kinney was in a crosswalk with the walk signal illuminated when Willis struck her. Video footage from the bus shows she was clearly visible to the driver as they both waited for the light to turn, and as she entered the crosswalk.

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