A school bus driver is facing charges after a 22-year-old woman was struck and killed in the city’s east end last fall.
Officers were called to the intersection of Kingston Road and Kingswood Road in the Upper Beaches neighbourhood around 4 p.m. on Oct. 9, 2024, for reports of a collision involving a pedestrian.
According to Toronto police, the school bus driver was travelling eastbound on Kingston Road while the woman was walking west, crossing the street on the north side.
Officers say the driver allegedly turned left and hit the woman while she was in the crosswalk. She was transported to a hospital in life-threatening condition and died a few days later.
On Thursday, 60-year-old Anthony Phillips of Toronto turned himself in. He’s been charged with dangerous operation causing death and careless driving causing death.
He’s scheduled to appear in court on March 5, 2025.