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only news 4 talked to the family of bianca butler. they have tough questions for fort meyer after being run over on south dakota avenue tuesday. two years ago, the same truck driver, 62-year-old ismael alvarez, hit and injured a university student that was walk engine a crosswalk on florida avenue. >>> he should not have been driving. this would never have happened to bianca, i don't fault the driver, i fault the contractor. >> reporter: alvarez was arrested for the 2015 hit and run after this week's crash. his employer said this, safety is our top priority. we are looking in to what happened and working with authorities as they investigate the july 11th accident. >> police release pictures of a man they say satisfy acknowle-- attacked a man on a ride on bus driver. he got on started to beat the driver with the radio phone that he used to call police. the suspect was caught on another bus after that assault. next at 11:00. it's more than 70 years overdue. but a largely untold story is finally coming to light as a world war ii vet gets
only news 4 talked to the family of bianca butler. they have tough questions for fort meyer after being run over on south dakota avenue tuesday. two years ago, the same truck driver, 62-year-old ismael alvarez, hit and injured a university student that was walk engine a crosswalk on florida avenue. >>> he should not have been driving. this would never have happened to bianca, i don't fault the driver, i fault the contractor. >> reporter: alvarez was arrested for the 2015 hit and...
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only news 4 talked with the family of bianca butler. she was the woman seriously hurt after a dumptruck hit her on south dakota avenue in northwest d.c. the crash happened on tuesday. sources tell us two years ago that very same driver ismail alvarez hit and killed a woman gallaudet university student, hit and killed her crossing the street. as you can imagine, the woman's family is angry. >> he shouldn't have been driving, this would never have happened to bianca. i don't fault the driver, i fault the contractor. >>> after this week's crash alvarez was arrested in that 2015 crash, we should mention. for this week's crash, he's not been charged in the most recent accident. his employer fort meyer construction says safety is their top priority and is working with police now. >> i know both of us saw those storms rolling through yesterday. many of you waking up to clean up after that heavy rain. the wind gust causing that you see there across parts of d.c., maryland, and virginia. >> take a look at this. the storm caused a tree to fall on
only news 4 talked with the family of bianca butler. she was the woman seriously hurt after a dumptruck hit her on south dakota avenue in northwest d.c. the crash happened on tuesday. sources tell us two years ago that very same driver ismail alvarez hit and killed a woman gallaudet university student, hit and killed her crossing the street. as you can imagine, the woman's family is angry. >> he shouldn't have been driving, this would never have happened to bianca. i don't fault the...
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bones then two weeks ago alvarez was behind the wheel of another fort myers dump truck when he hit bianca butler. butler is still recovering in the hospital tonight. that case still under investigation. today a judge ordered alvarez not to drive any commercial vehicles for at least a month until his next hearing. >> two people's lives have been changed because of the actions and we'rey a month there will be no commercial license for mr. alvarez. >> fort myers construction tells news 4 alvarez is not currently a driver for the company. >> fairfax county police are searching for a maintenance man who allegedly hid a camera inside an apartment bathroom. it happened at the julian at fair lakes apartments. he left behind the device after doing some work in the victim's apartment. he told her it was monitoring equipment and that she should shower to ensure the water would not affect the electrical system. that's when the victim called police. investigators discovered it's really a motion activated hidden camera. they found more images of potential victims in the building, but now police say he may hav
bones then two weeks ago alvarez was behind the wheel of another fort myers dump truck when he hit bianca butler. butler is still recovering in the hospital tonight. that case still under investigation. today a judge ordered alvarez not to drive any commercial vehicles for at least a month until his next hearing. >> two people's lives have been changed because of the actions and we'rey a month there will be no commercial license for mr. alvarez. >> fort myers construction tells news...
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she's been identified as 23-year-old bianca butler. she told her family the truck ran a stop sign and hit her in the crosswalk. family wants to know while alvarez was still driving dump trucks. >> when on top of the damage that you call in his family, you're under criminal investigation. >> now, we've tried, but so far no response from fort myer construction. alvarez still awaiting trial in that 2015 hit-and-run charge in the south dakota avenue accident, well, that's still under investigation there's a lot more to be known here. >> collins reporting live. >> hundreds of protesters are marching 28 miles into dc, first in blistering heat today and now in the heavy rain out there, all to protest the national rifle association. are leading a two-day long demonstration against the gun rights group. this all started outside the nra headquarters in fairfax, virginia this morning and it's set to end late tonight at the department of justice. northern virginia bureau chief has been following along. she reports now from arlington. >> there is p
she's been identified as 23-year-old bianca butler. she told her family the truck ran a stop sign and hit her in the crosswalk. family wants to know while alvarez was still driving dump trucks. >> when on top of the damage that you call in his family, you're under criminal investigation. >> now, we've tried, but so far no response from fort myer construction. alvarez still awaiting trial in that 2015 hit-and-run charge in the south dakota avenue accident, well, that's still under...
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crash victim number two, 23-year-old bianca butler, run over for a fort myer dump truck on south dakota avenue about two weeks ago. bianca's had three surgeries. her family says, she still can't walk. police say alvarez stayed on the scene on the south dakota one. but today in court, the judge ordered alvarez not to drive any more commercial vehicles for at least a month, until they have another hearing in this case. >> i think the judge made proper decision. she did not allow him to continue to operate a commercial vehicle. he's obviously proven to be a danger to the innocence of this city. frankly, even those outside the city, so that was a very proper and grateful for it. >> reporter: fort myer said that alvarez is not currently driving their company. fort myer said they believe safety is first. fort myer said it's cooperating fully with police in that south dakota avenue accident investigation. wendy, back to you. >> a second person is now charged in the shooting of a baby. you may remember the one-year-old hit by a stray bullet two weeks ago outside a home on i street in northeast
crash victim number two, 23-year-old bianca butler, run over for a fort myer dump truck on south dakota avenue about two weeks ago. bianca's had three surgeries. her family says, she still can't walk. police say alvarez stayed on the scene on the south dakota one. but today in court, the judge ordered alvarez not to drive any more commercial vehicles for at least a month, until they have another hearing in this case. >> i think the judge made proper decision. she did not allow him to...
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only news 4 talked to the family of bianca butler. was a woman seriously hurt after a dumptruck driver hit other on south dakota avenue in northwest d.c. the crash happened earlier this week on tuesday. two weeks ago that same driver hit and seriously hurt a gallaudet university student crossing the street. as you can imagine the woman's family is angry. >> he shouldn't have been driving, this would never have happened to bianca. i don't fault the driver, i fault the contractor. >>> alvarez was arrested in 2015 crash but he has not been charged in the most recent accident this week. his employer, fort meyer construction, says safety is their top priority and is working with police now. >>> i know you noticed when you were out and about and a lot of you waking up to cleanup after storms, a lot of rain, wind moved through the areas. parts of d.c., maryland, virginia all got a taste. >> it was swift. a tree on a car. people in the home got out okay. problems on metro, a rider tweeting this before the orange station on the red line. passe
only news 4 talked to the family of bianca butler. was a woman seriously hurt after a dumptruck driver hit other on south dakota avenue in northwest d.c. the crash happened earlier this week on tuesday. two weeks ago that same driver hit and seriously hurt a gallaudet university student crossing the street. as you can imagine the woman's family is angry. >> he shouldn't have been driving, this would never have happened to bianca. i don't fault the driver, i fault the contractor....
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the victim of the dump track crash has been identified as 23-year-old bianca butler. they say she was walking down south dakota avenue to a job interview when she was hit by this big dump truck. the truck belongs to fort meyer construction. bianca told her grandmother what happened. >> she say he at the stop sign and he didn't stop. that's what she sign. >> he was at the stop sign, no light, it was a stop sign, she says. >> he didn't stop? >> no. >> reporter: now we learned the driver of the fort myer dump truck was involved in another serious accident two years ago when a fort myer dump truck ran over a student as he was crossing florida avenue northeast. that young man suffered life altering brain injuries, broken bones and went through numerous operations. sources say the dump truck driver then and the dump truck driver last tuesday was the same man, 62-year-old ismael alvarez. he was charged with a hit-and-run in connection with the 2015 case and the butler family doesn't understand why he was still allowed to drive a dump truck. >> but i don't think he should have
the victim of the dump track crash has been identified as 23-year-old bianca butler. they say she was walking down south dakota avenue to a job interview when she was hit by this big dump truck. the truck belongs to fort meyer construction. bianca told her grandmother what happened. >> she say he at the stop sign and he didn't stop. that's what she sign. >> he was at the stop sign, no light, it was a stop sign, she says. >> he didn't stop? >> no. >> reporter: now...
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. >> reporter: kimberly butler, her 23-year-old daughter, bianca, run over by a fort myer dump truck last tuesday on south dakota avenue. there was fear she might not be able to walk again. >> you can imagine the phone call, that was the rough part, the phone call that i got and chill just went through my body because that's my child and for any mother, i don't wish that for any mother. >> reporter: sources say the driver of the dump truck in both cases was the same man, 62-year-old ismael alvarez. and both families can't understand how after the first accident, alvarez was allowed to get behind the wheel, again. >> i'm shocked that he is still -- he still has a job in the trucking industry. i'm shocked. it >> reporter: after the 2015 accident, alvarez was charged with hit-and-run. he was awaiting trial in that case when he got involved in the south dakota avenue accident. >> she'll be scarred for life. i'm very angry. i'm not going to say i'm not. >> reporter: because you don't think that driver should have been behind that wheel. >> i really say the same thing, he should never be b
. >> reporter: kimberly butler, her 23-year-old daughter, bianca, run over by a fort myer dump truck last tuesday on south dakota avenue. there was fear she might not be able to walk again. >> you can imagine the phone call, that was the rough part, the phone call that i got and chill just went through my body because that's my child and for any mother, i don't wish that for any mother. >> reporter: sources say the driver of the dump truck in both cases was the same man,...