The bus driver accused of losing control while he was on the phone, causing him to crash into a light pole that fell and killed a baby girl in New Jersey is also a full-time bus operator for the MTA in New York City.<\/p>\n
Kevin Ortiz<\/b>, a spokesman for the MTA, confirmed on Friday that Idowu Daramola<\/b>, 48, is a probationary bus operator who had been reporting to an NYC Transit depot. All MTA bus drivers are probationary for their first year of service.<\/p>\n
Daramola<\/b> was driving a jitney bus in West New York on Tuesday when, according to the Hudson County Sheriff\u2019s Office, he was using his phone behind the wheel and hit a light pole.<\/p>\n
The pole crashed down on top of a baby stroller, killing 8-month-old Angelie Paredes.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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