Originally published October 23, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified October 23, 2007 at 4:33 PM
Metro to fire bus driver involved in fatal Enumclaw crash
Metro plans to fire a bus driver who was involved in a head-on collision in April that killed one man in Enumclaw. The driver, 35-year-old Sandie...
Seattle Times staff reporter
Metro plans to fire a bus driver who was involved in a head-on collision in April that killed one man in Enumclaw.
The driver, 35-year-old Sandie Olosky, is on suspension pending termination at the end of this month, said Metro spokeswoman Rochelle Ogershok.
Metro determined the fatal crash was a "severe, preventable accident," she said.
The collision occurred on Highway 164, when Olosky was driving a Metro bus and swerved into oncoming lanes to avoid hitting a slowed vehicle. Her bus hit the bumper of that vehicle before colliding with a pickup driven by 21-year-old Michael Dahlquist. Dahlquist died at the scene.
State Patrol Trooper Jeff Merrill said the primary factor in the collision was Olosky's "significant perception delay" in realizing the vehicle in front of her was slowing down.
"She just simply didn't see it," he said.
The patrol has recommended prosecuting Olosky for second-degree negligent driving. The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has not yet decided on filing charges.
Metro records show that Olosky, who has worked as a Metro driver since 1994, had been fired in 2005 for failing to announce a stop on the way out of downtown and stopped the bus in an unsafe place. She was rehired after arbitration.
Christina Siderius: csiderius@seattletimes.com
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