14Jun/080
JTA Bus Driver’s Record Highlighted…
JACKSONVILLE, FL -- A city bus driver's driving record is being questioned in a wrongful death lawsuit naming the Jacksonville Transportation Authority.
Cesar Solomon was killed on March 25 when he fell to his death after a city bucket truck was hit by a JTA bus. The 52 year old man was fixing a traffic light on Commonwealth Avenue when the accident happened.
JTA personnel records provided by the Solomon family's attorney indicate this was Gwen Mordecai's eighth accident since 1991. Mordecai according to JTA records was terminated from her job on April 9 for "gross negligence."
The victim's widow, Ruby Solomon, talked with reporters about...