A Brooklyn School Bus Driver Arrested in Deadly Hit-and-Run Crash
In a shocking turn of events, 62-year-old Wawa Aurelus, the driver of a school bus, has been taken into custody by the NYPD following a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of an 11-year-old girl in Bath Beach. According to authorities, Aurelus was arrested around 3 p.m. on Thursday, shortly after he allegedly struck and killed Amira Aminova at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and Bath Avenue.
Aurelus fled the scene of the crash without stopping or providing any assistance to the young victim, who was just steps away from her home when she was struck by the bus. Despite initial reports suggesting the bus had traveled several blocks after hitting Aminova, officials later confirmed that Aurelus abandoned his vehicle at the time and location of the accident.
Aurelus faces charges of failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care, both of which are serious offenses in New York City. The NYPD stated that he resides in East Flatbush and is currently scheduled to appear before a judge in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Friday to address these charges.
Tragically, Aminova's lifeless body was taken to Maimonides Hospital, where she was pronounced dead following the devastating collision. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, with authorities working to determine how Aurelus failed to exercise proper caution and follow traffic laws at the time of the accident.
In a shocking turn of events, 62-year-old Wawa Aurelus, the driver of a school bus, has been taken into custody by the NYPD following a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of an 11-year-old girl in Bath Beach. According to authorities, Aurelus was arrested around 3 p.m. on Thursday, shortly after he allegedly struck and killed Amira Aminova at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and Bath Avenue.
Aurelus fled the scene of the crash without stopping or providing any assistance to the young victim, who was just steps away from her home when she was struck by the bus. Despite initial reports suggesting the bus had traveled several blocks after hitting Aminova, officials later confirmed that Aurelus abandoned his vehicle at the time and location of the accident.
Aurelus faces charges of failure to yield to a pedestrian and failure to exercise due care, both of which are serious offenses in New York City. The NYPD stated that he resides in East Flatbush and is currently scheduled to appear before a judge in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Friday to address these charges.
Tragically, Aminova's lifeless body was taken to Maimonides Hospital, where she was pronounced dead following the devastating collision. An investigation into the incident is ongoing, with authorities working to determine how Aurelus failed to exercise proper caution and follow traffic laws at the time of the accident.
this is such a tough one... i mean, who does something so reckless & thoughtless? wawa aurelus must've been in shock or somethin' 
but no excuses for losin' control of that bus & killin' an innocent kid. it's just not right. my heart goes out to amira's family & friends - they're gonna be dealin' with this pain 4 a long time 
. what's even harder is thinkin' about the little girl who was walkin' home from school, mindin' her biz, & then BAM! 
suddenly she's gone. it's like nothin' can prepare us for tragedies like these... all we can do is hope that wawa aurelus learns from his mistakes & gets the help he needs 2 be a better person 
what's going on here?! a school bus driver just left a kid dead and now he's behind bars?! 62 years old, that's like ancient in bus driving years! shouldn't be too hard to keep an eye out for pedestrians esp when they're kids 
. I hope the family of Amira is getting the support they need, this is just heartbreaking 
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. You think about kids like Amira, going to school, playing with friends, enjoying life... and then some crazy driver comes out of nowhere and rips it all away 
. I remember when my own kid was in elementary school, I would always tell them to be careful crossing the street. Now look what's happening. And it's not just kids, either - anyone can get hurt or killed by someone who doesn't care about driving safely. It's like we're living in a different world now 
. The old days, when you could trust a school bus driver to keep your kid safe... those were the days 
How can someone be so careless with people's lives like that? Not to mention the poor kid who was just walking home from school... RIP Amira 
. The fact that the driver flees the scene is just shocking, it's like he didn't even care about what he did 
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This incident is a heart-wrenching reminder that our safety on the roads relies heavily on the responsibility of individual drivers like Aurelus. His failure to stop and provide aid after hitting Aminova has left countless lives shaken, including her family and community. We can only hope for better outcomes in such tragic situations. 
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