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DDOT Driver Charged in Fatal Crash
Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged Geraldine Johnson, 59, of Harper Woods, in connection with a car crash that killed Janice Bauer, 67, of Grosse Pointe Park, MI. Johnson is a bus driver for the Detroit Department of Transportation.
On June 2, 2023, at approximately 7:36 a.m., Defendant Johnson was at the intersection of Griswold Street and West Congress Street in Detroit. When the defendant began to make a left turn onto Griswold Street, it is alleged that she fatally struck the victim while she was crossing the street on a green light. Medics arrived on scene and pronounced Ms. Bauer deceased.
Geraldine Johnson has been charged with one count of Moving Violation Causing Death. *
"This case is tragic on every level. Janice Bauer lost her life. The alleged facts are that defendant, Geraldine Johnson, literally ran her over with the city bus she was driving and caused her death," said Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
She was arraigned this afternoon in 36th District Court and given a $25,000 cash bond with a GPS tether and house arrest. A bond redetermination hearing is scheduled for June 16, 2023, before Judge William McConico. The Pre-Trial is scheduled for August 18, 2023, before Judge Lynise Bryant.
Please request a photograph of the defendant from the Detroit Police Department after the arraignment.
*The charges are allegations and defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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