DENVER—The driver of a Denver bus that crashed into two vehicles, killing two people and injuring a dozen, has been charged with several counts of careless driving resulting in death and serious bodily injury.
Denver police said Tuesday that 30-year-old Tideneykiyalesh Hawariyat of Aurora faces a total of 13 counts, all misdemeanors.
Hawariyat was driving a bus owned by the Regional Transportation District, a publicly funded agency, but works for private contractor Veolia Transportation. Witnesses say the bus ran a red light and hit a Volkswagen Rabbit, then pushed a pickup against a billboard pole.
Denver residents Carla Miranda and driver Dustin Peletier, both 29, died. They were in the Volkswagen.
An RTD bus was involved in another fatal accident Monday when an elderly man was run over in Aurora.
