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Saw this on the news the other day.

From NBC4:

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A COTA driver is cited for running a red light after the bus and a box truck crash in a Downtown intersection Wednesday.

A 2011 Konica Minolta box truck and a COTA bus crashed in the intersection of North 4th Street and East Nationwide Boulevard at about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The COTA bus also hit a sign and a tree before coming to a stop.

Columbus police first told NBC4 the box-truck driver, 29-year-old James Harper, was cited for a red-light violation.

Video from inside the bus shows the COTA bus running a red light. The in-bus video was released late Wednesday. You can watch the in-bus video in the player above.

On Thursday, COTA told NBC4 the bus driver, 38-year-old Joslyn Jordon, actually was cited for running a red light.

COTA told NBC4 Jordon has more than 12 years of experience.

Six people were on the bus at the time of the crash.

Five people, including the bus driver, were transported to Grant Medical Center in stable condition.

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The key is that the light was yellow when she crossed the stop bar. It turned red as she crossed the crosswalk. The way I see the video, the bus driver did NOT run the red light. The law does nto required you to stop for a yellow. Common sense? Another matter.

Under ohio law, green = you may go if the intersection is clear. yellow = it's gonna turn red soon. red = do not cross the stop line. If you are in the intersection when it turns red then you continue through, because the other traffic cannot enter through their own green light if you are already in the intersection (see the green law). This is why you can enter the intersection on green or yellow and stage for a left turn. IF the ligth turns red while you are there then you complete your turn - side traffic cannot enter until you clear the intersection.

The Ryder truck ran the red. The bus driver's ticket is bogus and would be easy to defend with this video.

COTA rep = teh hawtness.

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