School Bus Driver Fatally Hits Pedestrian on Staten Island
A school bus driver turning left from Bay Street hit 60-year-old Carl Calabro as he crossed Slosson Terrace in Staten Island on Dec. 11, 2024, and the city crash record lists one pedestrian killed.
What We Know
On Dec. 11, 2024, a school bus driver hit 60-year-old Carl Calabro near Slosson Terrace and Bay Street on Staten Island. Gothamist, citing police, reported that the driver was turning left from Bay Street as Calabro crossed Slosson Terrace. The city crash record places the fatal crash at 4:35 p.m. and records one pedestrian killed. The official vehicle record says the driver was going straight ahead, while the police account published by Gothamist describes a left turn. Police said the driver stayed at the scene and was not charged at the time of the report.
Police described a left turn from Bay Street
Gothamist, citing NYPD officials, reported that 60-year-old Carl Calabro was walking across Slosson Terrace around 4:37 p.m. when a 55-year-old school bus driver turned left from Bay Street and hit him.
The city crash record places the fatal crash at Slosson Terrace and Bay Street at 4:35 p.m. and records one pedestrian killed. The official vehicle record says the driver was going straight ahead in a 2024 International bus, while the police account published by Gothamist describes a left turn.
Bay Street has a record of serious harm
The crash happened at Slosson Terrace and Bay Street in Staten Island’s St. George area, according to the city crash record and the police account reported by Gothamist.
CrashCountNYC’s Bay Street corridor context counted 437 crashes, 240 injuries, 26 serious injuries and 4 deaths from 2022 through June 1, 2026.
Calabro died after being taken to a hospital
Police said Carl Calabro was taken to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the 55-year-old driver stayed at the scene and was not charged at the time of Gothamist’s report. The one child riding the bus was evaluated by emergency medical workers and released to a parent.