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A Massachusetts Man was killed after he was hit by a Walt Disney bus at Walt Disney World’s Port Orleans resort. The man was identified as 69-year-old Robert Krueger of Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. Krueger was walking alone when he stepped onto the street and into the path of a Disney Bus traveling through the parking lot of the resort. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), Krueger was struck by the front of the bus, knocking him to the ground. Krueger was later pronounced dead at Orlando Regional Medical Center. The driver of the bus was identified as 57-year-old Rosemary Kincaid of Lake Alfred, Florida. Kincaid did have passengers on board but no injuries were reported. Although the crash is still under investigation, Sgt. Kim Montes, spokeswoman for the FHP, said charges were unlikely due to the fact that Krueger was not walking in a designated crosswalk and the bus had the right-of-way. Some skepticism is being received by locals because of a previous accident that occurred in early April. On April 1, Chase Brubaker, a 9-year-old boy of St. Petersburg, Florida, was struck and killed by a Disney Bus while he was riding his bicycle with a friend at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort campgrounds. In that incident the FHP blamed the collision on the fact that Chase’s tires in his bicycle had little or no air in them. If you would like to read more on this story please see Massachusetts man fatally struck by Walt Disney bus at Port Orleans resort.
Pedestrian personal injuries can be very severe and sometimes fatal. Both pedestrians and drivers should do their part in being courteous to one another and do their best to stay alert and make good decisions when travelling on or near Florida’s busy Orlando roadways.