Fatal crash bus driver Michael Gilbert will be sentenced this morning
A BUS driver will be sentenced today for causing the death of an 85-year-old woman when his single-decker hit her in Darlington town centre.
Michael Gilbert, 53, will receive a sentence at Teesside Crown Court this morning after admitting a charge of causing death by careless driving.
Eileen Brennan died after his bus struck her outside Boots in the town.
Gilbert, of Middleton St George, is already banned from driving.
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