Kevin Callahan has been charged with traffic violations for a fatal crash that occurred in Baltimore on October 5th.
Callahan was working for United Postal Service (UPS) when he ran a red light and smashed broadside into a car driven by Baltimore Sun business editor Tim Wheatley. Wheatley was driving his 9-year-old daughter Sarah to her elementary school, but never made it there. He was killed on the scene of the accident. Sarah barely survived the impact with severe head injuries.
Callahan was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. There were no problems with his vehicle. All it took was the unintentional violation of a simple traffic law to end a life of one person and nearly kill another.
Immediately after the accident, Callahan was suspended from his job as a UPS driver. After several weeks of investigation it was determined that he was at fault and he was subsequently fired.
A spokeswoman for UPS admitted that the accident was completely avoidable. Callahan has been charged with failure to stop at a red light and negligent driving.
Callahan had no intent to harm Wheatley and his young daughter. He faces only the fines associated with each of the three citations. While this is good new for him, it admittedly leaves little closure for the Wheatley family.
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