Bus driver sentenced to community service, probation for Detroit teen’s death

DETROIT – A bus driver who didn’t activate cease lights for a Detroit teenager who was killed after being struck by a automobile has been sentenced to group service hours and probation.

The Wayne County Prosecutors Workplace has introduced that Debra White has been sentenced to 200 hours of group service and three years of probation. White was charged with second-degree youngster abuse and failure to cease on the scene leading to loss of life.

Detroit cops had been referred to as within the afternoon of April 6, 2022, to a neighborhood on town’s east facet. Once they arrived, they realized that Zyiar Harris, 13, of Detroit, had been struck by a automobile whereas making an attempt to cross the road after getting off a Detroit Public Faculties Neighborhood District bus.

Officers say that White drove the ABC Bus Firm bus that had taken Zyiar from college to the placement. Wayne County prosecutors say White is accused of failing to activate the bus cease lights and cease signal for Zyiar to soundly cross the road.

Earlier protection: Bus driver didn’t activate cease lights for 13-year-old Detroit boy who was killed by automobile, police say