The video evidence obtained from cameras inside and outside the bus, showed Sanders reviewing papers as she drove westbound on Glenside Avenue, and again while she was stopped at the intersection, before turning left onto Limekiln Pike.
O’Neill also convicted Sanders of driving violations of careless driving, careless driving resulting in death, improper movement on a green arrow and failure to signal.Īt the time, O’Neill said video surveillance from the bus was a major factor in his verdict. In addition to considering the wishes of Miller’s family, the judge considered that Sanders showed remorse, has no prior criminal record, had an excellent employment record prior to the crash and has strong family support.ĭuring a nonjury trial last year, O’Neill convicted Sanders of a charge of homicide by vehicle, finding she engaged in reckless or grossly negligent conduct that resulted in the unintentional death of Miller.
The loss in this room is palpable and painful,” O’Neill said. Miller’s son addressed the judge in court and Miller’s daughter wrote a letter to the judge indicating they didn’t favor jail for Sanders. The judge imposed a mitigated sentence after Miller’s survivors requested the judge not send Sanders to jail but order her to serve a sentence of probation and community service, including possibly speaking to community groups and high school students about the dangers of driving and not paying attention. O’Neill sentenced Sanders to five years’ probation and 150 hours of community service in connection with the fatal pedestrian crash. I pray to God someday you will be able to forgive me,” Sanders addressed Miller’s family members earlier Friday at her sentencing hearing. “If I could change the events of that day I would. April 2, 2016, at the intersection of Limekiln Pike and Glenside Avenue, in Cheltenham. Katrina Ann Sanders, 48, of Philadelphia, briefly exchanged words and held hands with the survivors of Edward Miller Sr., of Montier Road, Glenside, who died after being struck by the SEPTA bus operated by Sanders about 1 p.m. NORRISTOWN > During an emotional courtroom moment after she learned her fate from a judge, a remorseful former SEPTA bus driver hugged the daughter of the 93-year-old man she struck and killed in Cheltenham last year.
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