Cause of Death: MURDER
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The MTA Bus driver, Paul Roper, 48, who has been a city bus driver for 15 years, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a felony; failure to yield to a pedestrian, a misdemeanor; and failure to exercise due care, a traffic violation.
An MTA bus driver struck and killed a senior with a walker at a Brooklyn intersection and left the scene this morning. Though it was a hit-and-run crash and it appears likely the victim had the right of way, NYPD declared “no criminality” before investigators even located the driver.
Carol Bell was knocked under the bus and then Roper drove over her body, Assistant District Attorney Wilfredo Cotto told the court. “The sound of the impact was heard by nearby civilians.”
But Roper only paused. "The defendant stopped for a few seconds, the defendant never left the bus and he kept driving the bus, further dragging the pedestrian," Cotto said. “The Ms Bell was dismembered.”
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Jan 13, 2017
Paul Roper admitted to the hit-and-run that left Carol Bell dead on a Brooklyn street.
Roper was one of the first bus drivers to get charged under the Vision Zone right of way rules, pleaded guilty in December to leaving the scene of an accident.
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice James Sullivan sentenced Roper to five years' probation and a $2,000 fine.
Cause of Death: MURDER
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The MTA Bus driver, Paul Roper, 48, who has been a city bus driver for 15 years, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, a felony; failure to yield to a pedestrian, a misdemeanor; and failure to exercise due care, a traffic violation.
An MTA bus driver struck and killed a senior with a walker at a Brooklyn intersection and left the scene this morning. Though it was a hit-and-run crash and it appears likely the victim had the right of way, NYPD declared “no criminality” before investigators even located the driver.
Carol Bell was knocked under the bus and then Roper drove over her body, Assistant District Attorney Wilfredo Cotto told the court. “The sound of the impact was heard by nearby civilians.”
But Roper only paused. "The defendant stopped for a few seconds, the defendant never left the bus and he kept driving the bus, further dragging the pedestrian," Cotto said. “The Ms Bell was dismembered.”
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Jan 13, 2017
Paul Roper admitted to the hit-and-run that left Carol Bell dead on a Brooklyn street.
Roper was one of the first bus drivers to get charged under the Vision Zone right of way rules, pleaded guilty in December to leaving the scene of an accident.
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice James Sullivan sentenced Roper to five years' probation and a $2,000 fine.
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