2008 Woodie Awards
Illini Media
WPGU
buzz
Illio
TechnographBus strikes student
By Nate Sandstrom
Posted: 3/1/05 Section: News
- Page 1 of 1
A University student was hit by an MTD bus Monday afternoon on Wright Street, just north of the Chalmers Street crosswalk by Lincoln Hall, said Champaign police officer Jim Bednarz.
Benjamin Robin, junior in communications, was identified as the person hit by the bus. He was in fair condition at Carle Foundation Hospital, said Allison McLaughlin, public relations assistant for Carle.
After conducting interviews at the scene of the accident, Bednarz said Robin apparently had stepped in front of the bus without looking. It appeared that he was not in the crosswalk when the bus struck him, Bednarz said. Robin seemed all right before being taken to the hospital, he said.
Tom Costello, assistant director for Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, said the MTD currently was conducting an internal investigation and a decision about whether or not to penalize the driver would be made after the investigation. MTD declined to release the driver's name due to the pending investigation.
Robin is the second University student to be hit by an MTD bus on campus this school year. Graduate student Carolyn Jeffers died soon after being hit by an MTD bus on the corner of Gregory Drive and Goodwin Avenue on Oct. 27, 2004.
Costello said accidents involving the MTD were uncommon and this year is uncharacteristic of the company's history. He urged people to remember that pedestrians, bicycles, cars and buses shared the same space and to be careful in the campus area.
Benjamin Robin, junior in communications, was identified as the person hit by the bus. He was in fair condition at Carle Foundation Hospital, said Allison McLaughlin, public relations assistant for Carle.
After conducting interviews at the scene of the accident, Bednarz said Robin apparently had stepped in front of the bus without looking. It appeared that he was not in the crosswalk when the bus struck him, Bednarz said. Robin seemed all right before being taken to the hospital, he said.
Tom Costello, assistant director for Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, said the MTD currently was conducting an internal investigation and a decision about whether or not to penalize the driver would be made after the investigation. MTD declined to release the driver's name due to the pending investigation.
Robin is the second University student to be hit by an MTD bus on campus this school year. Graduate student Carolyn Jeffers died soon after being hit by an MTD bus on the corner of Gregory Drive and Goodwin Avenue on Oct. 27, 2004.
Costello said accidents involving the MTD were uncommon and this year is uncharacteristic of the company's history. He urged people to remember that pedestrians, bicycles, cars and buses shared the same space and to be careful in the campus area.
The Daily Illini encourages on-topic discussion through article commenting on its articles and blogs. It is our policy not to delete any comments based upon political or ideological point of view. However, we reserve the right to remove comments that are abusive, off-topic or use excessive foul language.
The posting of copyrighted material, including any and all content for which you are not the author, is illegal under Federal intellectual property laws. Such activity will not be tolerated. Comments containing copyrighted material will be removed, and continued violation of copyright law is grounds for being banned completely from commenting on DailyIllini.com.
If you feel any post meets these conditions or merits review, please e-mail our editors at meonline@dailyillini.com.