MTA bus driver charged with hit-and-run involving pedestrian caught on camera in Baltimore
A bus driver for the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has been arrested for leaving the scene of an accident in which he was caught on camera allegedly striking a pedestrian crossing the street in Baltimore, police say.
The MTA driver was identified as 63-year-old Curtis Collick, who police say struck 26-year-old Riah Luby as she was crossing the street September 3 at the intersection of North Charles and Fayette in downtown Baltimore.
Documents sent to CBS News Baltimore showed that police charged Collick Monday with failing to stop a vehicle at the scene of an accident, failing to provide required information and failing to render reasonable assistance to an injured person.
Video captured the incident
In a video shared with WJZ, you can see Luby walking in the crosswalk on North Charles Street. She falls back when a vehicle turns onto Fayette Street and strikes her. The driver, who is wearing an MTA vest, parks the car a distance away, checks the vehicle and then drives off.
A spokesperson with MTA confirmed that Collick is a bus operator and added that he had been with the agency for 22 years.
Charging documents said the owner of the car is Collick's co-worker. She let Collick use the vehicle so he could meet her and take over a transportation route. Collick has posted bond and is expected to be back in court in October.
Our media partner, the Baltimore Banner, reported that the incident happened as Luby was walking to her job as a paralegal. The crash left her with bruises, a contusion on her leg and road rash, she told the Banner.
"My main concern was her"
Luby's co-worker, Jack Stephenson, saw it happen on his way to work. "I assumed they were going to stay there but I was mainly focused on helping her," Stephenson said.
He said things could have been different if Collick did not leave the scene. "This guy could have stuck around and now he's going to be going to jail or prison and you know there had to be this big police investigation," he added.
Stephenson said Luby is relieved to know Collick will be held accountable.