GALVESTON, Texas – A school bus driver is facing charges after, police said, she fatally hit a pedestrian.
Investigators said Gwendolyn Joyce Rivers, 50, surrendered to police Thursday morning on a charge of criminally negligent homicide.
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Officials said on May 11, Rivers was driving a Galveston Independent School District bus with 28 Ball High School students when it hit and killed George Allen Hackett, 75.
Police said Hackett was walking his bicycle on 51st Street to cross Broadway when Rivers made a turn and struck him.
Hacket died at the scene.
Police said Rivers voluntarily gave a blood sample to test for alcohol, but police later said they didn't suspect it was a factor in the accident.
If convicted, Rivers faces a maximum of two years in jail and a possible fine of up to $10,000.