Woman Killed By MTA Bus Driver On East Houston Street The passengers are paying for these entire reckless bus driver actions through fare increase and the bus driver are getting away with murder. While these bus companies are harboring murders that are operating a large weapon that can cause an innocent person their lives as the Prosecutor detectives write it off as an accident. It is sad that the politicians, bus companies, detective treats the victims live as no value. The victims cannot go back to their family but the bus drivers can. I believe is these bus driver know they were going to jail and serve some time, as well as, losing their jobs all these death will stop. Investigators say the bus driver was turning left from Columbia Street onto East Houston Street at approximately 9:49 a.m. and struck the 73-year-old woman as she crossed East Houston. EMS declared her dead at the scene. The NYPD says no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. The MTA did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The victim has not been identified, but we'll update as more information becomes available. UPDATE: The NYPD has identified the deceased as Anna Colon, a resident of Cypress Hills. According to the preliminary information from the NYPD, Colon was "attempting to cross the street from north to south on Columbia Street and Houston Street when she was struck by an MTA bus attempting to make a left turn from southbound Columbia Street onto East Houston Street." Last year, after the NYPD began charging bus drivers following fatal collisions, the Transport Workers Local 100 pushed back against police enforcement of New York's new "Right of Way" law, which was intended to give police and prosecutors more power to go after reckless drivers who fail to yield to pedestrians. After the union filed a lawsuit, the City later amended the law to appease the union, and in June of this year a Queens judge ruled that the Right of Way law was unconstitutional, though it's unclear if that ruling will put a damper on enforcement efforts. Queens DA Richard Brown said at the time he was considering appealing the decision. "[The law] is a vital tool to hold accountable drivers who seriously injure or kill pedestrians with the right of way while driving dangerously," a de Blasio spokesperson said after that decision was issued. "This is an important piece of Vision Zero’s comprehensive approach to reducing death and serious injury on the streets. We disagree with the court’s non-binding decision and will continue to investigate, enforce, and charge this law."